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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
306 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,724 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 306 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general hospitality administration/management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 169 students in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Full FIU General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 68 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCF General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 8 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k list, UofSC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UofSC

#5

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tulane has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176.

Full Tulane General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

University of New Orleans landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 27 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UNO

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Georgia State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 15 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - North Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in North Miami, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

JWU North Miami also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at JWU North Miami are $14,148, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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