by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region” 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,082 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,734 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 59 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. USCB is a small public school situated in Bluffton, South Carolina. It awarded 43 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Ignacio University landed the #2 spot on the 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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full San Ignacio University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Livingstone College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region 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.
Full Livingstone College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Full Flagler College - St Augustine General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webber International University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region. Webber International University is located in Babson Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Webber International University
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 619 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Florida International University
With a ranking of #7, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 138 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full JMU General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
With a ranking of #8, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full College of Charleston General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
University of Central Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 444 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at UCF
With a ranking of #10, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Boca Raton, 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 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Lynn University Fighting Knights General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
With a ranking of #11, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at UNO
Troy University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full TROY General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 229 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Florida State University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 142 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UofSC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
With a ranking of #16, Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Virginia State University
With a ranking of #17, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a private for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Sullivan University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Everglades University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Everglades U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Everglades U General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
East Carolina University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at East Carolina University
Western Carolina University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full WCU General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
The University of Alabama landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
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 4.0% 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 full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at UA
College of Coastal Georgia ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. College of Coastal Georgia is located in Brunswick, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at CCGA
With a ranking of #23, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Auburn University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Western Kentucky University
Columbia College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia College South Carolina General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
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