Oregon contains eight schools that offer hospitality programs. Western Culinary Institute, the highest-ranking hospitality school in OR, has a total student population of 725 and is the 3586th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 8 hospitality schools in Oregon, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Western Culinary Institute comes out as the most expensive ($48,778/yr), with Clackamas Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,722/yr.
Hospitality students from Oregon schools who go on to become hospitality managers, caterers, event planners, wedding planners, 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 Oregon alone, there are 148,920 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $22,530. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $19,610/yr and there are 3,300 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools in Oregon, the average student population is 2,645 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from hospitality, there are 2428 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,810 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,147, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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