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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,830 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 2,515 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,800 and $18,619 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree hospitality students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Hospitality Management Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Diego State University is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 17 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at SDSU

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at CSUN

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree hospitality students with aid list, Cal Poly Pomona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the #5 spot on the list. California State University - East Bay is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.

Cal State East Bay also made our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Cal State East Bay

With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at UH Manoa

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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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