2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region
95Colleges in the Southeast Region
6,049Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$33,985Avg Early-Career Salary
Hospitality Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #66 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 95 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6,049 degrees in hospitality management to qualified students.
Your choice of hospitality management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the hospitality degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 201 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the hospitality program report average early career income of $33,639.
It is hard to beat University of Central Florida if you want to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 884 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. Hospitality Management degree recipients from University of Central Florida earn a boost of about $6,266 above the average earnings of hospitality management majors.
It is hard to beat Florida International University if you wish to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 776 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year. Hospitality Management degree recipients from Florida International University get an earnings boost of approximately $9,355 over the average income of hospitality management graduates.
Every student who is interested in hospitality management has to take a look at Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were about 229 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Hospitality Management degree recipients from Florida State University get an earnings boost of approximately $2,891 over the typical earnings of hospitality management graduates.
Valencia College is a very large public college located in the city of Orlando. This college ranks 14th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 412 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, hospitality degree recipients typically make an average of $28,819 at the beginning of their careers.
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 53 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the hospitality management program at Virginia Tech make $13,329 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.
UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 110 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, hospitality degree recipients typically earn about $33,886 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 138 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the hospitality management major at James Madison University get $9,842 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were about 58 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the hospitality management major at Auburn University make $8,384 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 16th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 72 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent data year.
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 3 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Those hospitality management students who get their degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville earn $2,120 more than the average hospitality graduate.
MDC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Miami. This college ranks 23rd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 45 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent data year.
Here are some additional great schools for Hospitality Management students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of hospitality management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
