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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Pennsylvania

31 Colleges
$34,334 Avg Salary
$24,840 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

Hospitality Management is the #73 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 550 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Temple take out is $26,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $336, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Pennsylvania. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at IUP take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $481.

Full Hospitality Management at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

The excellent programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

On average, hospitality graduates from East Stroudsburg University take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Northampton County Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Pennsylvania. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 31 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Community College of Philadelphia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Pennsylvania. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 31 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercyhurst University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Mercyhurst take out is $27,000.

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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

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Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

Hospitality majors at Pittsburgh Technical College take out an average of $18,499 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $140, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Widener take out is $26,000.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,586
Maryland 117
New Jersey 215
District of Columbia 96
Delaware 93

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 27 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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