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Most Popular Hospitality Management Master's Degree Schools in California

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

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$51,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the most popular school in California for hospitality management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great place for hospitality management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular hospitality management schools in California. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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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 5 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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