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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Hospitality Management Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

About 87% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 61% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 39% are male.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Southern California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

About 50% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at California State University - East Bay Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

About 60% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

About 83% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at California State University - Northridge Report

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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