by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,884 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking, we looked at 195 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. That schools that top this list have a program in general hospitality administration/management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The hotel & restaurant management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
Out of the 195 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #1 spot on the list. USCB is a small school located in Bluffton, South Carolina that handed out 43 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at USCB
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Ignacio University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. This small school is located in Doral, Florida, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full San Ignacio University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Out of the 195 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 595 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees 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%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UNLV
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. New London, Connecticut 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 10 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major. Located in Laie, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full Brigham Young University - Hawaii General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Livingstone College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Livingstone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Livingstone College
Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Providence, Rhode Island 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 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at JWU Online
New York City College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #8. New York City College of Technology is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at City Tech
Monroe College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Monroe College is a private for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Saint Augustine College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. St. Augustine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Saint Augustine College
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Paul Smith’s College
Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Saint Augustine, 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 37 students in 2020-2021.
Full Flagler St. Augustine General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
With a ranking of #14, South Seattle College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. South Seattle is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 19 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Seattle General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #15. Cal Poly Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 267 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Webber International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #16. Babson Park, 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Webber International University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Florida International University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 619 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida International University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 59 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UW - Stout
University of the Virgin Islands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #19. UVI is located in Charlotte Amalie, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
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Stockton University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Stockton University is a medium-sized school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 68 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Stockton University
Endicott College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Endicott College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 34 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Endicott College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Northern Arizona University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 210 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Northern Arizona University
James Madison University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at JMU
College of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full College of Charleston General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
University of Central Florida ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 444 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of Central Florida
Not only did these schools make the top 30 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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