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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California

5 Colleges
$47,477 Avg Salary
$16,085 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for hospitality majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - East Bay landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools 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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