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2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Southwest Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 10,606 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 92nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 986 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 29 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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Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region hotel & restaurant management students.

Top 29 Most Focused Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Southwest Region

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 267 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Northern Arizona University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Wiley College
Marshall, Texas

Out of the 29 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified ’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

Full Stephen F Austin State University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at NMSU Dona Ana

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 131 diplomas to qualified ’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of North Texas

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at OSU

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Central Texas College
Killeen, Texas

Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 32 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Central Texas College

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 60 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UH General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Grayson College
Denison, Texas

Grayson College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grayson College is a small school located in Denison, Texas that handed out 12 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Grayson College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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With a ranking of #11, Arizona Western College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 6 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at AWC

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Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, Arizona

Coconino Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Coconino Community College is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Coconino Community College

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University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Full UNT Dallas General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Dallas Baptist University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Dallas Baptist University

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 62 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Grand Canyon University

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Central Arizona College
Coolidge, Arizona

With a ranking of #16, Central Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Pinal County Community College is a small public school situated in Coolidge, Arizona. It awarded 2 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Central Arizona College

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With a ranking of #17, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Collin County Community College District

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Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 18 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central New Mexico Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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With a ranking of #19, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Full Austin Community College District General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Tarrant County College District came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Tarrant County College District General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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El Paso Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at El Paso Community College

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UOPX - Arizona

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University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at USW

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 0 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

With a ranking of #23, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Pima Community College

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

With a ranking of #23, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Santa Fe Community College is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SFCC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

With a ranking of #23, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Scottsdale Community College

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McLennan Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region list. McLennan Community College is a medium-sized school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 0 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at MCC

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Texas Tech

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