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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Hospitality Management is the 61st most popular major in the country with 17,830 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,608 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,744 and $21,033 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 189 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 13 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Middle Atlantic Region

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 8 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

FDU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus are $10,656.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hospitality degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

East Stroudsburg University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania are $16,898, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Monroe College

Bronx, New York
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Monroe College is a private for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Monroe College are $17,170.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, New York
#9 in overall quality

Culinary Institute of America landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hyde Park, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

The Culinary Institute of America did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Culinary Institute of America are $23,799, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The Culinary Institute of America Hospitality Management Report

#7

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 29 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#13 in overall quality

Morgan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Morgan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 6 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UD Hospitality Management Report

#10

New York University

New York, New York

New York University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 44 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 7 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology Hospitality Management Report

#12

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #8 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIT are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RIT Hospitality Management Report

#13

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Georgetown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s hospitality degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591.

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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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