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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

20 Colleges
$37,534 Avg Salary
$23,200 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

Hospitality Management is the #65 most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for hospitality majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Metropolitan State University of Denver to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $23,404 in student debt.

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#2

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Out of the 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $352.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for hospitality management students. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

On average, hospitality graduates from UVU take out $19,595 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

On average, hospitality graduates from DU take out $25,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.

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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

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Montana State University 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. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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#10

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College 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. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 200
Utah 64
Idaho 20
Montana 11
Wyoming 4

One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Hospitality

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 20 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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