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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California

42 Colleges
$47,477 Avg Salary
$16,085 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in California to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found California State Polytechnic University - Pomona to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from Cal Poly Pomona take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from SDSU take out $17,374 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $249.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

Hospitality majors at Cal State East Bay take out an average of $19,470 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $17,479 in student debt.

Full Hospitality Management at California State University - Long Beach Report

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 42 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at SFSU accumulate an average of around $14,958 in student debt. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $17,500 in student debt.

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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Full Hospitality Management at San Jose State University Report

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

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#10

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Chaffey College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public college with a large student population.

Full Hospitality Management at Chaffey College Report

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 26 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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