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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
519 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,698 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend OSU.

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

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at OSU

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 120 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,377 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at UNT

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 209 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,675 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at NAU

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,644 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SFASU.

Full SFASU General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $10,235 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,380 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

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#4 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University 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 $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

DBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dallas Baptist University is $26,055 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Dallas Baptist University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#8

Wiley College

Marshall, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Wiley College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wiley College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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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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