by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 17,689 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,874 and had an average of $22,906 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 595 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,334 and $24,840 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 118 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in hospitality management.
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The hospitality school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree hospitality students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pittsburgh Technical College Hospitality Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania. Northampton County Area Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Northampton County Area Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Hospitality Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bucks County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Full Harrisburg Area Community College Hospitality Management Report
With a ranking of #7, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Montgomery County Community College
Delaware County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
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Butler County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Butler County Community College is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Lackawanna College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Mercyhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Mercyhurst is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Community College of Allegheny County landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Full Luzerne County Community College Hospitality Management Report
Westmoreland County Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Penn College is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
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