2027 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Mississippi

[Hospitality Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong hospitality management education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value hospitality management schools.
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2027 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Mississippi
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the hospitality management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools
Northeast Mississippi Community College tops our 2027 list of the best value hospitality management schools in Mississippi. Set in the town of Booneville, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a mid-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $4,470, compared with $7,750 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for hospitality management graduates is $12,566. Early-career hospitality management graduates make about $41,228. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Students looking for strong value in hospitality management will find it at University Of Mississippi Main Campus, which ranked #2. Located in the town of University, University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $9,772, with out-of-state students paying around $28,600. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the hospitality management program here. Early-career hospitality management graduates make about $34,282. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Roughly 97% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Southern Mississippi earned it the #3 place for hospitality management. University Of Southern Mississippi is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,998, with out-of-state students paying around $11,998. Students borrow a median of $25,415 to complete the hospitality management program here. Early-career hospitality management graduates make about $52,338. That is a strong return on a $25,415 median debt. University Of Southern Mississippi admits about 99% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.