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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

51 Colleges
$28,401 Avg Salary
$22,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, hospitality management was ranked #65 in the country. In fact 17,689 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Kapiolani Community College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in hospitality at Kapiolani CC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

On average, hospitality graduates from Kapiolani CC take out $11,651 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Hospitality Management at Kapiolani Community College Report

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 36% are male.

Hospitality majors at CSN take out an average of $15,418 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mt. San Antonio College is a great place for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Of the 34 students majoring in hospitality at Mt. SAC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#4

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Out of the 51 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cypress College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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#5

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA

Out of the 51 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Desert landed the # 5 spot on the list. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Palm Desert.

About 77% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at College of the Desert Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Kauai Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular hospitality management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Lihue, Kauai CC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in hospitality at Kauai CC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#7

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, CA

Allan Hancock College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Maria, Allan Hancock College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Full Hospitality Management at Allan Hancock College Report

#7

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Chaffey College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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Chemeketa Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree hospitality management programs. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

Of the 11 students majoring in hospitality at Chemeketa Community College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Hospitality majors at Chemeketa Community College take out an average of $26,786 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Hospitality Management at Chemeketa Community College Report

University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in hospitality at UH Maui College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 995
Washington 228
Oregon 31
Nevada 721
Hawaii 248
Alaska 11

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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