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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Colorado

7 Colleges
$39,479 Avg Salary
$24,398 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

Hospitality Management is the #11 most popular major in Colorado with 200 degrees and certificates awarded in <nil>.

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Hospitality Management Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Hospitality Management Colleges.

Top Colorado Schools in Hospitality Management

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the best school in Colorado for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Hospitality majors at DU take out an average of $21,923 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for hospitality management students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Colorado State take out is $18,500.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Colorado list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at MSU Denver accumulate an average of around $16,858 in student debt.

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#5

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

The excellent programs at Fort Lewis College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Colorado. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.

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#6

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

With a ranking of #6, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 64
Idaho 20
Wyoming 4
Montana 11

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 9,593
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 2,122
Tourism and Travel Services Management 1,133
Restaurant/Food Services Management 915
Meeting and Event Planning 915
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 659
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 444
Resort Management 220
Casino Management 13
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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