2024 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

an associate degree in hospitality management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #51 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 associate degrees in hospitality management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to hospitality management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other hospitality management students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for hospitality management to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized hospitality management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Hospitality Management Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Hospitality Management in Iowa

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for hospitality management students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Iowa Schools for an Associate in Hospitality

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

5 Annual Graduates

Des Moines Area Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in hospitality management. DMACC is a very large public college located in the suburb of Ankeny.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

15 Annual Graduates

Kirkwood Community College is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in hospitality management. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Kirkwood Community College

Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	13
Kansas	146	8
Missouri	117	8
Nebraska	98	0
South Dakota	93	2
North Dakota	92	0

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Hospitality Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Hospitality Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	15
General Hospitality Administration/Management	11

Most Popular Majors Related to Hospitality

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	329
Accounting	99
Business Support & Assistant Services	56
Human Resource Management	36
Marketing	23
General Sales & Marketing	22
Construction Management	16
Finance & Financial Management	11
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	10
Entrepreneurial Studies	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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