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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
519 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,363 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 941 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 519 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general hospitality administration/management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UNT

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 66 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k list, OSU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 209 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k list, NAU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,816 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SFASU.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,006 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,704 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Grand Canyon University

#7

Wiley College

Marshall, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Wiley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wiley College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wiley College is $17,314 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DBU is $24,831 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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