Hospitality & Tourism Management Schools Near Palm Springs, CA

Updated August 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Palm Springs, California has 19 accredited schools offering hospitality management programs, with tuition ranging from $1,146 to $21,328 per year for indexed programs. Palm Springs has a population of about 44,998. Median household income is $71,979 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 45.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, the top-earning hospitality management-related role is Food Service Manager at a median $71,030 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Hospitality Management Schools to Palm Springs

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer hospitality management programs near Palm Springs, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Palm Springs city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Palm Springs. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Acceptance rate 36%

Graduation rate 77%

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $64,909

Avg net price $15,364/yr

Tuition

In‑state$8,728

Out‑of‑state$21,328

Contact

5500 Campanile Dr San Diego, CA 92182-0001
(619) 594-5200
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Key stats

Retention rate: 90%
Programs offered: 57

Source:Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University CommissionIPEDS College Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California hospitality management page.

Hospitality Management Wages Near Palm Springs

Palm Springs is part of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area (BLS area code 40140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Lodging Manager	$70,900	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$66,635
Food Service Manager	$71,030	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$66,758
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner	$63,850	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$60,009

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Palm Springs at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	44,998	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$71,979	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	45.1%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	106.4 (above U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024

Other Palm Springs-Area Cities With Hospitality Management Programs

Cathedral City, CA – 4.8 mi away (54,056 pop)
Palm Desert, CA – 10.6 mi away (52,231 pop)
Desert Hot Springs, CA – 10.6 mi away (43,327 pop)
Indio, CA – 18.0 mi away (402,166 pop)
La Quinta, CA – 18.1 mi away (40,956 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited hospitality management schools are near Palm Springs, CA?

Our directory has 19 accredited schools offering hospitality management programs near Palm Springs. The closest is College of the Desert in Palm Desert, CA (9.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is San Diego Mesa College (78.0 miles). 9 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying hospitality management roles near Palm Springs?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying hospitality management-related roles near Palm Springs are: Food Service Manager ($71,030), Lodging Manager ($70,900), Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner ($63,850). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Cathedral City instead of Palm Springs?

Cathedral City, CA is 4.8 miles from Palm Springs and has its own set of local hospitality management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Palm Springs an affordable place to study hospitality management?

Palm Springs’s median household income of $71,979 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Palm Springs while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

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Other Programs Available in Palm Springs

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Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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