Associate Degrees in Hospitality Management
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Education Levels of Hospitality Majors
In 2019-2020, 2,636 associate degrees were awarded to hospitality majors. This makes it the 5th most popular associate degree program in the country.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in hospitality at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Bachelor’s Degree | 10,672 |
Associate Degree | 2,636 |
Basic Certificate | 2,520 |
Master’s Degree | 915 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 871 |
Graduate Certificate | 162 |
Doctor’s Degree | 54 |
Earnings of Hospitality Majors With Associate Degrees
The median salary for graduates holding an associate degree in hospitality is $23,000. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $21,400 and the high is $27,300.

Student Debt
The median student debt for graduates holding an associate degree in hospitality is $16,000. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $26,893 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $12,618.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $166.
Student Diversity
More women than men pursue their associate degree in hospitality. About 69.8% of graduates with this degree are female.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 795 |
Women | 1,841 |

The racial-ethnic distribution of hospitality associate degree students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 257 |
Black or African American | 403 |
Hispanic or Latino | 409 |
White | 1,098 |
International Students | 263 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 206 |

Most Popular Hospitality Programs for Associate Degrees
There are 343 colleges that offer an associate degree in hospitality. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:
Hospitality Concentrations
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Hospitality Management | 1,443 |
Hotel/Motel Administration | 456 |
Tourism/Travel Services Management | 221 |
Other Hospitality Management | 151 |
Restaurant/Food Services Management | 132 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to hospitality that offer associate degrees.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Business Administration & Management | 60,445 |
Business & Commerce | 17,132 |
Accounting | 11,615 |
Business Support & Assistance | 3,542 |
Marketing | 1,641 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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