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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$18,223 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,477 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 98 degrees and certificates were awarded to hospitality management students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #133 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California

Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Hospitality Management

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in California for hospitality management students. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $8,136 per year.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at San Diego State University

$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 per year.

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$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a great value for hospitality management students. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $7,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at California State University - Northridge

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for hospitality management students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USC are $61,503 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in California list.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Southern California

Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 14
Nevada 46
Hawaii 6

One of 20 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Hospitality

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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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