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2026 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in District of Columbia

[Hospitality Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for hospitality management students.

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• Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in District of Columbia

2026 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in District of Columbia

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in hospitality management, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Hospitality Management Schools

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

$67,710 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,500 Avg Student Debt

$90,873 Median Earnings (10yr)

George Washington University tops our 2026 list of the best value hospitality management schools in District of Columbia. Set in the city of Washington, George Washington University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $67,710. Hospitality Management graduates carry a median of $22,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, hospitality management degree recipients from George Washington University generally make around $54,357. That is a strong return on a $22,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 47%.

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Career Technical Institute
Washington, DC

$7,917 Avg Student Debt

$30,227 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Career Technical Institute one of the best values for hospitality management. Located in the city of Washington, Career Technical Institute is a small private for-profit university. Students borrow a median of $7,917 to complete the hospitality management program here. Early-career hospitality management graduates make about $23,242. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.