by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate” 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 Virginia, there were 364 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,196 and $27,232 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. To top this list, a school must have a successful hospitality management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia associate degree hospitality students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 20 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Northern Virginia Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate. Stratford University is a small private for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 7 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Hospitality Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Tidewater Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Virginia for an Associate. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Full Reynolds Community College Hospitality Management Report
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