by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Hospitality Management is the 66th most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 366 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,534 and $23,200 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. That schools that top this list have a program in hospitality management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree hospitality students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mountain College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 7 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 6 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Wyoming Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small school located in Sheridan, Wyoming that handed out 3 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the #5 spot on the list. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Front Range Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is located in Westminster, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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North Idaho College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NIC is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 1 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 3 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Utah Valley University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Montana Hospitality Management Report
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Colorado Mesa University
Central Wyoming College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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