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

77 Colleges
$46,278 Avg Salary
$16,989 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 77 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for hospitality management students. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at UNLV take out is $19,113. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $306.

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The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

Hospitality majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 77 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Wazzu carry an average student debt load of $22,896. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $473.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Hospitality majors at SDSU take out an average of $17,374 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $249.

Full Hospitality Management at San Diego State University Report

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Hospitality majors at UH Manoa take out an average of $24,239 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $411.

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#7

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

With a ranking of #7, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at CSN take out is $11,206.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Cal State East Bay accumulate an average of around $19,470 in student debt.

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $17,479.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from SFSU carry an average student debt load of $14,958. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $162, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from CSUN carry an average student debt load of $17,500.

Full Hospitality Management at California State University - Northridge Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Hospitality Management students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR
13 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
14 Brigham Young University - Hawaii Laie, HI
15 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges 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 25 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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