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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,363 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 169 degrees to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k list, FIU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 68 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 8 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 $30-$48k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #5 spot on the list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 27 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. 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.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofSC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

Georgia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 took the #4 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 Georgia State are $24,790.

Full Georgia State General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#5 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - North Miami came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in North Miami, Florida, and it awarded 4 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 $30-$48k list, JWU North Miami has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson & Wales University - North Miami are $14,148, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johnson & Wales University - North Miami General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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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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