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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut” 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 Connecticut, there were 45 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,474 and $22,000 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut” ranking, we looked at 8 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 Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut. Norwalk, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Norwalk Community College Hospitality Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut list. Manchester, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut ranking. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sacred Heart University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut ranking. Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Sacred Heart University
Gateway Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Connecticut list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Full Gateway Community College Hospitality Management Report
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