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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
308 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,830 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,271 and had an average of $21,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,663 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,970 and $23,823 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 308 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality hospitality management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The hospitality 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 “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree hospitality students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 169 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 #2 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 68 degrees to qualified masters’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida

#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 #3 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 8 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #6 spot in our “Best Hospitality 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.

Read more about Hospitality Management at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.

UNO also took the #8 spot in our “Best Hospitality 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 UNO are $13,678.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

East Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Hospitality 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 East Carolina University are $20,685.

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#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree hospitality students whose families make $30-$48k list, UofSC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Hospitality 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 South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160.

Full UofSC Hospitality Management Report

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #8, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia State University Hospitality Management Report

#5 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - North Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Johnson & Wales University - North Miami is a small school located in North Miami, Florida that handed out 4 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU North Miami also took the #5 spot in our “Best Hospitality 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full JWU North Miami Hospitality Management Report

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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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