2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 483 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,318 and $21,909 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in Pennsylvania

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Temple University

#2

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$16,898 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

East Stroudsburg University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania are $16,898, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Penn State University Park

#4

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the #4 spot on the list. Widener is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Widener also took the #3 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener are $24,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Widener University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management

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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