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2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Arizona

5 Colleges in Arizona
528 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$35,375 Avg Early-Career Salary
Hospitality Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #66 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for hospitality management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 528 degrees in hospitality management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Hospitality Management School

Best Hospitality Management Schools in Arizona The hospitality program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Hospitality Management rankings. For our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Hospitality Management Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Hospitality
Bachelor's Degrees in Hospitality

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 Arizona ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Hospitality Management in Arizona

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the hospitality degree levels they offer.

Top Arizona Schools in Hospitality

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
272 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
6.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in hospitality management needs to look into Northern Arizona University. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 272 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the hospitality management major at Northern Arizona University get $2,599 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in hospitality management from Northern Arizona University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$36,958 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in hospitality management. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 65 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the hospitality program report average early career wages of $36,958.

More information about a degree in hospitality management from Arizona State University - Tempe

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
62 Hospitality Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in hospitality management needs to check out Grand Canyon University. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in hospitality management from Grand Canyon University

4
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In AZ

Pima Community College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in hospitality management. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 14th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 4 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in hospitality management from Pima Community College

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 6 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at AWC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in hospitality management from Arizona Western College

Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 762
Oklahoma 257 69
New Mexico 219 63

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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 387
Tourism and Travel Services Management 65
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 30
Restaurant/Food Services Management 18
Meeting and Event Planning 17
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 19,413
Accounting 2,471
Human Resource Management 1,922
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,581
Marketing 1,446
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 1,383
General Business/Commerce 1,237
Finance & Financial Management 1,194
Business Support & Assistant Services 878
Management Information Systems 703

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