2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Washington

A degree in hospitality management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #66 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of hospitality management. Combined, these schools handed out 244 degrees in hospitality management to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Hospitality Management Schools List

Hospitality Management Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Hospitality Management in Washington

The schools below may not offer all types of hospitality degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Washington Schools in Hospitality

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

176 Hospitality Degrees Awarded

1.1% Growth in Graduates

Washington State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in hospitality management. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, hospitality degree recipients typically make around $38,870 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in hospitality management from Washington State University

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in hospitality management needs to look into Central Washington University. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in hospitality management from Central Washington University

Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	330	966
Oregon	266	31
Nevada	192	721
Hawaii	164	248
Alaska	119	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Hospitality

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

Hospitality Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management	205
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	16
Tourism and Travel Services Management	14
Restaurant/Food Services Management	5
Meeting and Event Planning	4

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Majors Similar to Hospitality

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	4,637
Accounting	2,277
General Business/Commerce	2,158
Marketing	1,213
Finance & Financial Management	915
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	395
Business Support & Assistant Services	383
Entrepreneurial Studies	237
International Business	215
Management Information Systems	188

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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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