Washington contains nine schools that offer hospitality programs. Washington State University, the highest-ranking hospitality school in WA, has a total student population of 26,101 and is the 131st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 hospitality schools in Washington, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Washington State University comes out as the most expensive ($15,311/yr), with Seattle Community College-South Campus as the lowest recorded at only $6,159/yr.
Hospitality students from Washington 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 Washington alone, there are 243,140 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $24,640. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $20,870/yr and there are 6,820 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools in Washington, the average student population is 3,354 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from hospitality, there are 3883 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,017 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,803, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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