by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 17,689 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 6,049 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,985 and $24,947 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,469 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 71 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. That schools that top this list have a program in hospitality management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region”.
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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 Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Bluffton, South Carolina, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Ignacio University landed the #2 spot on the list. San Ignacio University is a private for-profit institution located in Doral, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at San Ignacio University
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stratford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stratford University is a private for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Stratford University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Livingstone College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region. Livingstone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 7 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Flagler College - St Augustine. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 725 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Webber International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Webber International University is a small school located in Babson Park, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Webber International University Hospitality Management Report
With a ranking of #8, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 619 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Florida International University
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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 Florida Gulf Coast University Hospitality Management Report
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
James Madison University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Lynn University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Lynn University Fighting Knights Hospitality Management Report
With a ranking of #13, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 56 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Bethune - Cookman University
University of New Orleans came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 71 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia
With a ranking of #18, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 229 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
High Point University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in High Point, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at High Point University
Coastal Carolina University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Coastal Carolina University
Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia State is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 10 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Sullivan University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 12 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about Hospitality Management at Sullivan University
Everglades University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
East Carolina University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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