Arizona contains four schools that offer hospitality management programs. Arizona Western College, the highest-ranking hospitality management school in AZ, has a total student population of 7,984 and is the 4802nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 hospitality management schools in Arizona, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Arizona Western College comes out as the most expensive ($10,426/yr), with Estrella Mountain Community College as the lowest recorded at only $7,811/yr.
Hospitality Management students from Arizona schools who go on to become hospitality managers, hospitality professionals, hospitaly managers, hotel and hospitality managers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 334,310 people working as hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $19,190. Also, Food preparation and serving related employees make on average $20,880 per year and there are about 11,218,260 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Arizona alone, there are 226,420 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $21,230. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $18,670/yr and there are 8,040 employed.
Also, within the hospitality management schools in Arizona, the average student population is 7,131 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from hospitality management, there are 3266 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,667 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,108, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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