2025 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region
52Colleges in the Southeast Region
5,474Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$35,313Avg Early-Career Salary
Hospitality Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #66 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 52 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,474 degrees in hospitality management annually.
Your choice of hospitality management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the hospitality degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 187 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, hospitality degree recipients generally earn around $36,690 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in hospitality management needs to take a look at Valencia College. Valencia College is a very large public college located in the city of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 247 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the hospitality program earn around $31,588 in their early career salary.
It's difficult to beat University of Central Florida if you want to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were about 897 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. After graduating, hospitality degree recipients typically make about $34,126 in the first five years of their career.
Any student who is interested in hospitality management has to look into Florida State University. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 205 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Those hospitality management students who get their degree from Florida State University make $2,017 more than the average hospitality graduate.
Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 54 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Those hospitality management students who get their degree from Virginia Tech make $10,458 more than the typical hospitality student.
Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 122 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the hospitality management program at James Madison University earn $11,602 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Palm Beach State College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Lake Worth. This college ranks 12th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 32 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Palm Beach State College in the most recent data year.
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Annandale. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 26 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 138 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the hospitality program make around $32,178 for their early career.
Here are some additional great schools for Hospitality Management students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of hospitality management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
