2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Far Western US Region
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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 Far Western US region, there were 1,974 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,389 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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.
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 Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.
Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Laie, Hawaii 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 53 students in 2019-2020.
BYU - H did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Hawaii is $14,051 for far western us region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 520 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, UNLV has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,424 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 304 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
Cal Poly Pomona also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $12,734 for far western us region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.
The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Monterey Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
CSUMB also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Monterey Bay is $12,212 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Long Beach is $9,622 for far western us region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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San Jose State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,928 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend San Jose State University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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San Francisco State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.
SFSU also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,113 for far western us region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend SFSU.
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With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego State University is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,788 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend San Diego State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Washington State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 174 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, Wazzu has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $12,995 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend University of Alaska Anchorage.
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Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 2 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of San Francisco came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $36,424 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend University of San Francisco.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *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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