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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major

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Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 10,606 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 92nd most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking analyzed 418 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general hospitality administration/management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for hotel & restaurant management students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management

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San Ignacio University
Doral, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Ignacio University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major. San Ignacio University is a small school located in Doral, Florida that handed out 26 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at San Ignacio University

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Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. JWU Online is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 123 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at JWU Online

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schiller International University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major. Located in Largo, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Schiller International University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Long Island Business Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major. LIBI is a small private for-profit school situated in Flushing, New York. It awarded 28 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at LIBI

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major. This small school is located in Bluffton, South Carolina, and it awarded 43 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of South Carolina - Beaufort

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 641 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNLV General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Kapiolani Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Kapiolani Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 176 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kapiolani Community College

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Mitchell College
New London, Connecticut

Mitchell College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Mitchell College is a small school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 10 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mitchell College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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With a ranking of #9, New York City College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. City Tech is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 215 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at New York City College of Technology

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Brigham Young University - Hawaii came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Brigham Young University - Hawaii is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Laie, Hawaii. It awarded 49 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU - H General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Livingstone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #11. Livingstone College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 7 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Livingstone College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Monroe College
Bronx, New York

With a ranking of #12, Monroe College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 146 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Monroe College

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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paul Smiths, New York. It awarded 10 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

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With a ranking of #14, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Saint Augustine College
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #15, Saint Augustine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

Full Saint Augustine College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Flagler College - St Augustine
Saint Augustine, Florida

Flagler College - St Augustine came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified ’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Flagler St. Augustine

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Kauai Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Kauai Community College is a public institution located in Lihue, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kauai CC

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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #18. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 776 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Florida International University

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Career Technical Institute
Washington, District of Columbia

Career Technical Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 11 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Career Technical Institute

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Cheyney University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #20. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 277 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Cal Poly Pomona

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South Seattle College
Seattle, Washington

South Seattle College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. South Seattle College is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 19 ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at South Seattle

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Northern Marianas College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Northern Marianas College is a public institution located in Saipan, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Northern Marianas College

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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana Culinary Institute landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full Louisiana Culinary Institute General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Webber International University
Babson Park, Florida

Webber International University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Babson Park, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Full Webber International University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin
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University of the Virgin Islands
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Stockton University
Galloway, New Jersey
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Endicott College
Beverly, Massachusetts
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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
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Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois
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Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania
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National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois
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Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska
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Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida
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Nichols College
Dudley, Massachusetts
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Keystone College
La Plume, Pennsylvania
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Wor-Wic Community College
Salisbury, Maryland
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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
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Lasell University
Newton, Massachusetts
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Troy University
Troy, Alabama

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
52 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
53 Indiana University - Kokomo Kokomo, IN
54 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
55 SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY
56 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
57 Wiley College Marshall, TX
58 St. Joseph’s College - New York Brooklyn, NY
59 Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR
60 Lewis - Clark State College Lewiston, ID
61 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA
62 Virginia State University Petersburg, VA
63 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX

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