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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

20 Colleges
$37,534 Avg Salary
$24,269 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for business 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a 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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#2

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Mountain College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Hospitality majors at Colorado State take out an average of $18,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Hospitality majors at UVU take out an average of $23,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from DU carry an average student debt load of $21,923.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

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#7

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

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Montana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 200
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

Majors Similar to Hospitality

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 20 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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