by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Hospitality Management is the 66th most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,874 and had an average of $22,906 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 867 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,889 and $25,648 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 555 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their hospitality management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region. JWU Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Johnson & Wales University - Online
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 99 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lasell is a small school located in Newton, Massachusetts that handed out 23 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #5 spot on the list. Beverly, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Nichols College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking. Nichols College is a small school located in Dudley, Massachusetts that handed out 10 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Castleton University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. Located in Castleton, Vermont, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst
With a ranking of #9, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Husson University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking. Husson University is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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 Hospitality Management at Husson University
Boston University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 85 bachelors’s hospitality degrees 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Boston University
Salem State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
University of Southern Maine ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 13 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full University of Southern Maine Hospitality Management Report
Fisher College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Plymouth State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. Plymouth State University is a small public school situated in Plymouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Hospitality Management Report
University of New Haven ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Granite State College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
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New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 1 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Framingham State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 ranking of #22, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Southern New Hampshire University
Thomas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Thomas College is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 0 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Northern Vermont University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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