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2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master's

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General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 10,606 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 701 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general hospitality administration/management.

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Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s”.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 157 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, 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 91%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Florida International University

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Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 92 masters’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 University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 88 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UH General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management 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%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

Full JWU Providence General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Boston U

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of New Orleans

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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’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 85%.

Full UNT General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 18 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Georgia State University

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UofSC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #12, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Temple

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San Ignacio University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Doral, Florida, and it awarded 12 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at San Ignacio University

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at The University of Alabama

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

San Diego State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. SDSU is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 11 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees 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 2.2% 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 SDSU

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full Cal Poly Pomona General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

With a ranking of #16, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Georgetown

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full DePaul University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s hotel and restaurant management 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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at USF Tampa

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With a ranking of #19, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. STJ is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 STJ

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kent State University at Kent

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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Husson University
Bangor, Maine

Husson University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. Husson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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 full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Husson University

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s ranking. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, New Jersey. It awarded 5 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

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With a ranking of #23, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Hotel & Restaurant Management Major for a Master’s list. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 5 masters’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

Full FDU General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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