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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

10 Colleges
$36,551 Avg Salary
$24,006 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #95 most popular major in California with 995 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for hospitality majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California State Polytechnic University - Pomona the most popular school in California for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 267 students majoring in hospitality at Cal Poly Pomona, 29% are male and 71% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $17,007 in student debt.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in hospitality at SDSU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at SDSU accumulate an average of around $17,576 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $249.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular hospitality management schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Women make up 72% of the hospitality majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $18,232 in student debt.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in hospitality at SFSU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at SFSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,968. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $162, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 37% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality graduates from Cal State East Bay carry an average student debt load of $20,554.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Of the 62 students majoring in hospitality at San Jose State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 49% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $19,282 in student debt.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in hospitality at USFCA, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at CSUMB take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $13,368.

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University of Antelope Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 10 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).
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