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Considering a degree in Hospitality Administration/Management?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Hospitality Administration/Management majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Hospitality Administration/Management degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 7700 | 43500 | 0.8237 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9401 | |
| 3 | California State University-Northridge | 8900 | 22400 | 0.6036 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 4 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10200 | 36100 | 0.7175 | 9,129 | 1060 | 0.7445 | |
| 5 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 10700 | 36600 | 0.7073 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 11100 | 91600 | 0.8791 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 7 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 11200 | 18400 | 0.392 | 1,184 | 1015 | 0.7989 | |
| 8 | Saint Peter's University | 11700 | 67300 | 0.8262 | 2,101 | 1070 | 0.9053 | |
| 9 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 11800 | 42100 | 0.7192 | 724 | 965 | 0.7913 | |
| 10 | University of North Alabama | 12000 | 28200 | 0.5748 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic University | 12200 | 25800 | 0.5278 | 24,942 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 11 | Southern Utah University | 12200 | 44000 | 0.7223 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 12300 | 25300 | 0.5132 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 14 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 12800 | 31600 | 0.5951 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 14 | West Virginia University | 12800 | 57700 | 0.778 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 16 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 54500 | 0.7614 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 16 | University of the Virgin Islands | 13000 | 39600 | 0.6718 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 18 | Youngstown State University | 13200 | 26800 | 0.507 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 19 | Fort Hays State University | 13300 | 40700 | 0.6731 | 10,206 | 1120 | 0.9177 | |
| 20 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 13500 | 49300 | 0.7259 | 14,243 | 1125 | 0.7675 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13500 | 28000 | 0.5175 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 20 | University of West Florida | 13500 | 39000 | 0.6533 | 9,661 | 1120 | 0.5687 | |
| 23 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.6068 | 19,119 | 1303 | 0.6356 | |
| 23 | University of South Florida | 13600 | 17100 | 0.2045 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 25 | Arkansas Tech University | 13700 | 35900 | 0.6177 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 25 | Northern Illinois University | 13700 | 30700 | 0.5533 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 27 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14100 | 28200 | 0.5009 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 28 | Framingham State University | 14300 | 31000 | 0.5389 | 2,817 | 1125 | 0.8491 | |
| 29 | Central Michigan University | 14400 | 37400 | 0.6155 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 29 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14400 | 26500 | 0.4582 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 31 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 14900 | 33100 | 0.5496 | 2,836 | 1170 | 0.3787 | |
| 32 | Florida International University | 15100 | 23700 | 0.3621 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 32 | Troy University | 15100 | 32600 | 0.5365 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 34 | Colorado Mesa University | 15200 | 24800 | 0.3866 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 35 | Central Washington University | 15300 | 22700 | 0.3256 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 35 | Livingstone College | 15300 | 38100 | 0.5983 | 799 | 855 | 0.7409 | |
| 35 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0729 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 38 | Florida State University | 15400 | 22900 | 0.3271 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 39 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15500 | 76300 | 0.7971 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 40 | Eastern Illinois University | 15600 | 27500 | 0.4311 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 41 | Delaware State University | 15800 | 46500 | 0.6603 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 42 | California State University-Long Beach | 16000 | 25800 | 0.3801 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 43 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16100 | 42600 | 0.6223 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 44 | Eastern Michigan University | 16300 | 31800 | 0.4879 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 44 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16300 | 30100 | 0.4591 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 46 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 31300 | 0.4766 | 4,894 | 1090 | 0.8596 | |
| 47 | Central Connecticut State University | 16500 | 34000 | 0.5144 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 48 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 48 | University of South Alabama | 16900 | 35200 | 0.5202 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 50 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17100 | 34000 | 0.4966 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 50 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17100 | 42900 | 0.6012 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 52 | Georgia State University | 17200 | 45500 | 0.6214 | 27,438 | 1089 | 0.5543 | |
| 53 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 17300 | 41200 | 0.5808 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 54 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 54 | San Francisco State University | 17400 | 55500 | 0.6867 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 56 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 17700 | 44900 | 0.6053 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 57 | Saint Leo University | 17800 | 50000 | 0.6438 | 7,603 | 1085 | 0.721 | |
| 58 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 18000 | 28200 | 0.3613 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 59 | California State University-East Bay | 18300 | 45100 | 0.5945 | 10,562 | 940 | 0.9681 | |
| 59 | Northern Michigan University | 18300 | 33100 | 0.4472 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 59 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18300 | 42300 | 0.567 | 1,905 | 965 | 0.5754 | |
| 62 | Madonna University | 18500 | 58300 | 0.683 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 62 | Stockton University | 18500 | 44500 | 0.5846 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 64 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45000 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 65 | North Carolina Central University | 18800 | 40000 | 0.5298 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 66 | Salem State University | 19000 | 35100 | 0.4585 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 67 | Piedmont University | 19400 | 47200 | 0.589 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 68 | Kansas State University | 20000 | 28800 | 0.3044 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 69 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 20200 | 32800 | 0.3836 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 70 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 20300 | 46300 | 0.5614 | 2,634 | 1030 | 0.8841 | |
| 70 | University of New Orleans | 20300 | 30200 | 0.3277 | 5,476 | 1125 | 0.6677 | |
| 72 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 20900 | 50000 | 0.5817 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 73 | Bradley University | 21000 | 50800 | 0.5865 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 74 | Kennesaw State University | 21200 | 27200 | 0.2207 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 74 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 21200 | 42700 | 0.5036 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 76 | Southern Connecticut State University | 21600 | 53100 | 0.5934 | 7,252 | 965 | 0.9482 | |
| 77 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21800 | 25400 | 0.1427 | 6,124 | 1159 | 0.8747 | |
| 78 | New York University | 21900 | 91800 | 0.7612 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 78 | San Jose State University | 21900 | 41100 | 0.4673 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 80 | Cleary University | 22100 | 60900 | 0.6376 | 811 | 1060 | 0.5097 | |
| 81 | Columbia College | 22200 | 39700 | 0.4413 | 1,268 | 950 | 0.9614 | |
| 82 | Keystone College | 22400 | 42900 | 0.4776 | 894 | 1035 | 0.848 | |
| 83 | Montana State University | 22900 | 31400 | 0.2706 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 83 | San Diego State University | 22900 | 28900 | 0.2089 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 85 | Robert Morris University | 23200 | 58000 | 0.5998 | 3,769 | 1180 | 0.9057 | |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 23300 | 47300 | 0.5072 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 | |
| 87 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 23500 | 26300 | 0.1066 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 88 | Flagler College | 23700 | 61100 | 0.6119 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 89 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 38000 | 0.3658 | 23,920 | 1390 | 0.5973 | |
| 90 | Northern Arizona University | 24200 | 31200 | 0.2247 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 90 | University of Southern Mississippi | 24200 | 26500 | 0.0868 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 92 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 93 | Northwood University | 25100 | 54500 | 0.5399 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 94 | South Dakota State University | 25500 | 28700 | 0.1116 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 95 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 25900 | 79400 | 0.674 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 95 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5417 | 2,318 | 1000 | 0.914 | |
| 95 | Lipscomb University | 25900 | 57800 | 0.5517 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 98 | College of Coastal Georgia | 26200 | 42100 | 0.3773 | 3,468 | 985 | 0.9813 | |
| 99 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 100 | Iowa State University | 26700 | 43300 | 0.3842 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 101 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27400 | 45800 | 0.4021 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 102 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 103 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 75200 | 0.632 | 500 | 817 | 0.7336 | |
| 103 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 27700 | 50700 | 0.4533 | 582 | 1010 | 0.9073 | |
| 105 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0858 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 106 | Bellevue University | 28300 | 32400 | 0.1267 | 11,096 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 107 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | 28900 | 38500 | 0.2495 | 2,067 | 1025 | 0.6918 | |
| 108 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42400 | 0.3041 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 109 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 29700 | 29700 | 0 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 110 | Culinary Institute of America | 29900 | 74600 | 0.5989 | 3,011 | 1050 | 0.981 | |
| 111 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 112 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 112 | Southeastern University | 30200 | 60500 | 0.5005 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 112 | University of North Texas | 30200 | 48200 | 0.3734 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 115 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30700 | 78100 | 0.6069 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 116 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 117 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 31200 | 57000 | 0.4529 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 118 | New Jersey City University | 31400 | 39800 | 0.2113 | 4,209 | 1015 | 0.8918 | |
| 119 | Lasell University | 31900 | 48500 | 0.342 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 120 | Liberty University | 32000 | 60900 | 0.4748 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 121 | St. John's University-New York | 32400 | 78000 | 0.5842 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 122 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32500 | 52800 | 0.3846 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 123 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 124 | Wilkes University | 33000 | 61900 | 0.4661 | 1,956 | 1153 | 0.9146 | |
| 125 | Virginia State University | 33400 | 42200 | 0.2087 | 4,829 | 935 | 0.891 | |
| 126 | Charleston Southern University | 34200 | 48400 | 0.2932 | 2,914 | 1070 | 0.7609 | |
| 127 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 34900 | 37600 | 0.0719 | 3,018 | 920 | 0.9386 | |
| 128 | Baldwin Wallace University | 35400 | 66700 | 0.4694 | 2,862 | 1194 | 0.757 | |
| 128 | Meredith College | 35400 | 64200 | 0.4487 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 130 | Ashland University | 36500 | 52700 | 0.3073 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 130 | Auburn University | 36500 | 38000 | 0.0394 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 130 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 36500 | 64400 | 0.4336 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 130 | University of Denver | 36500 | 76800 | 0.5244 | 6,619 | 1323 | 0.7729 | |
| 134 | Western Kentucky University | 36600 | 42300 | 0.1348 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 135 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66500 | 0.4448 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 136 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 137 | University of San Francisco | 38500 | 83900 | 0.5414 | 5,321 | 1292 | 0.6171 | |
| 137 | Washington State University | 38500 | 53900 | 0.2859 | 14,346 | 1139 | 0.8797 | |
| 139 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38600 | 38600 | 0 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 140 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2698 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 141 | Nichols College | 39600 | 59600 | 0.3359 | 1,152 | 1070 | 0.8814 | |
| 142 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 57000 | 0.3033 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 143 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 40400 | 66000 | 0.387 | 3,908 | 1050 | 0.8844 | |
| 144 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 145 | Webber International University | 40600 | 44400 | 0.0835 | 879 | 965 | 0.7756 | |
| 146 | Temple University | 40700 | 55300 | 0.2642 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 147 | Endicott College | 40900 | 64200 | 0.3629 | 3,176 | 1215 | 0.7229 | |
| 148 | Widener University | 41100 | 79400 | 0.4825 | 2,811 | 1155 | 0.8402 | |
| 149 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 150 | Montclair State University | 41900 | 46200 | 0.0931 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 151 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4481 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 152 | Appalachian State University | 43600 | 43600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 153 | Mercyhurst University | 43900 | 66400 | 0.339 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 154 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2748 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 155 | James Madison University | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 156 | University of Georgia | 45900 | 51600 | 0.1108 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 157 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 158 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 159 | DePaul University | 48700 | 67100 | 0.2742 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 159 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83800 | 0.4188 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 161 | University of Kentucky | 48800 | 56600 | 0.137 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 162 | Lynn University | 51500 | 66000 | 0.2197 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 163 | California Lutheran University | 54100 | 70000 | 0.2274 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 164 | Dallas Baptist University | 55700 | 71900 | 0.2252 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 165 | The University of Alabama | 57100 | 57100 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 166 | College of Charleston | 61600 | 61600 | 0 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.