by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 10,606 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,415 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking analyzed 229 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general hospitality administration/management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major”.
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Long Island Business Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Flushing, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Long Island Business Institute
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kapiolani CC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kauai Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Kauai Community College is located in Lihue, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kauai Community College
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Career Technical Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Career Technical Institute
Northern Marianas College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Located in Saipan, , this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Northern Marianas College
With a ranking of #7, Louisiana Culinary Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Louisiana Culinary Institute is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Louisiana Culinary Institute General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
San Ignacio University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Doral, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at San Ignacio University
University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #9. Kahului, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Wor-Wic Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Wor-Wic Community College
With a ranking of #11, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
With a ranking of #12, New York City College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 49 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Tech General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
With a ranking of #13, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 17 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full NMSU Dona Ana General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Adirondack Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Located in Queensbury, New York, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Adirondack Community College
Jefferson State Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Full Jefferson State Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Massachusetts Bay Community College is a small public school situated in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mountain College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Colorado Mountain College
Lake Michigan College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Lake Michigan College is a public institution located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Lake Michigan College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
University of Antelope Valley landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. University of Antelope Valley is located in Lancaster, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UAV
With a ranking of #20, Brookdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 18 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brookdale Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Coastal Alabama Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bay Minette, Alabama. It awarded 15 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Coastal Alabama Community College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 12 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Cincinnati State
Niagara County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #23. Sanborn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Niagara County Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
With a ranking of #24, Great Bay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Great Bay Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Terra State Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Terra State Community College is a small public school situated in Fremont, Ohio. It awarded 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Terra State Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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