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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
306 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Southeast Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - North Miami landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in North Miami, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU North Miami also took the #5 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Johnson & Wales University - North Miami

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region 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 also took the #2 spot 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 68 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #1 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 UCF are $28,657.

Full University of Central Florida General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 27 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNO, the school also landed 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.

Full University of New Orleans 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 #5 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 8 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #6 spot 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.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 6 students 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, 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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