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2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

14 Ranked Colleges
1,041 Degrees Awarded
$34,520 Avg Salary
Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Hospitality Management is the 61st most popular major in the country with 17,830 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,271 and had an average of $21,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,955 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,317 and $21,565 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,041 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hospitality 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 hospitality management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 257 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,505 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Houston Hospitality Management Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 134 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $18,810 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Hospitality Management at Texas A&M College Station

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,421 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Texas Tech University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,698 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 120 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,377 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Full UNT Hospitality Management Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,827 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 45 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,033 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Hospitality Management at ASU - Tempe

#8

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #8, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 209 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,675 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NAU.

Full Northern Arizona University Hospitality Management Report

#9

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 10 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k list, NSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $11,683 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full NSU Hospitality Management Report

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,644 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Stephen F Austin State University

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,235 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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

#12

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#12 in overall quality

Grand Canyon University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,380 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Grand Canyon University

#13

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Dallas Baptist University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

DBU also made our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $26,055 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Dallas Baptist University.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Dallas Baptist University

#14

Wiley College

Marshall, Texas
#14 in overall quality

Wiley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Wiley College is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.

Wiley College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Wiley College

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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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