2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in New Mexico

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

Across New Mexico, there were 52 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,995 and $14,826 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in New Mexico” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general hospitality administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general hospitality administration/management programs and cost less that 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 an Associate in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in New Mexico

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for new mexico associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$5,539 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #2 spot on the list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Dona Ana, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Dona Ana is $5,539 for new mexico associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.

Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#3

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$7,020 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

SFCC also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Fe Community College is $7,020 for New Mexico Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at SFCC

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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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