2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,657 people earned their degree in hotel/motel administration/management, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 hotel/motel administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hotel/motel administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality hotel/motel 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 hotel/motel administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree hotel/motel administration/management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$18,689 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Report

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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