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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #65 most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the hospitality associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Our analysis found Central Texas College to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 42% are male.

On average, hospitality graduates from Central Texas College take out $9,633 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular hospitality management schools in the Southwest Region . Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

Of the 23 students majoring in hospitality at Scottsdale Community College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

On average, hospitality graduates from Scottsdale Community College take out $10,734 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Hospitality Management at Scottsdale Community College Report

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 65% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in hospitality at Houston Community College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 5 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 82% of the hospitality majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at Austin Community College District accumulate an average of around $15,961 in student debt.

Full Hospitality Management at Austin Community College District Report

With a ranking of #6, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 70% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Tarrant County College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in hospitality at Tarrant County College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree hospitality management programs. St Philip's College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 8 students majoring in hospitality at St Philip's College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#9

Grayson College

Denison, TX

Grayson College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.

Women make up 43% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Full Hospitality Management at Grayson College Report

With a ranking of #9, Collin County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in hospitality at Collin County Community College District, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 767
Arizona 344
Oklahoma 69
New Mexico 63

One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Hospitality

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 21 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.

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