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2022 Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 124 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make more than $110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 7 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $3,583 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Pima County Community College District.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarrant County College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,434 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make more than $110k.

Full CNM General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make more than $110k.

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#6

Grayson College

Denison, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Grayson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Denison, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grayson College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grayson College is $7,877 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Arizona Western College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona Western College is $10,165 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make more than $110k.

Full AWC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,539 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

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#9

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make more than $110k.

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#12 in overall quality

McLennan Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for McLennan Community College is $6,752 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make more than $110k.

Full MCC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

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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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