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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida

13 Ranked Colleges
1,469 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor's in Florida

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Florida, there were 2,036 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,469 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,173 and $25,318 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general hospitality administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general hospitality administration/management programs and cost less that 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 Bachelor’s in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida.

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in Florida

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 231 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. It costs about $9,789 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Florida State.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#2 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 Bachelor’s in Florida list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 425 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 641 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 34 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 43 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.

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#6

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#8 in overall quality

The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, UWF has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,406 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.

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#7

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Everglades University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking. Everglades University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Everglades U also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $30,841 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Everglades University.

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#8

Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine, Florida
#9 in overall quality

Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #8. Flagler College - St Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 20 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Flagler St. Augustine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The estimated yearly cost for Flagler St. Augustine is $23,237 for florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.

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#9

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida
#11 in overall quality

Saint Leo University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Leo University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Leo University is $18,869 for florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.

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#4 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - North Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking. North Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, JWU North Miami has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $22,909 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Johnson & Wales University - North Miami.

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#11

Webber International University

Babson Park, Florida
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Webber International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida list. Webber International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Babson Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webber International University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. It costs about $24,479 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Webber International University.

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#11

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, Florida
#10 in overall quality

St. Thomas University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, STU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. It costs about $18,374 for florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend STU.

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#13

Lynn University

Boca Raton, Florida
#12 in overall quality

Lynn University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida ranking. Lynn University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Lynn University Fighting Knights did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. It costs about $36,044 for florida bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend Lynn University Fighting Knights.

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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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