by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 385 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Hospitality Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keystone College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania. Keystone College is a small school located in La Plume, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Keystone College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercyhurst University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Hospitality Management Report
York College of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at York College of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Pitt Bradford is a small school located in Bradford, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Bradford Hospitality Management Report
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Widener University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Chester, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Robert Morris University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Seton Hill University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Drexel University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Drexel University
Wilkes University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Marywood University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Pennsylvania list. Marywood University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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