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2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Florida, there were 3,187 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,055 and $23,258 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,893 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in hospitality management.

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Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 725 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 619 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 full report on Hospitality Management at Florida International University

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 229 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida Gulf Coast University 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Flagler College - St Augustine
Saint Augustine, Florida

Flagler College - St Augustine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Flagler College - St Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 37 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Hospitality Management at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida

Lynn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 20 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Lynn University Fighting Knights

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The University of West Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Hospitality Management at The University of West Florida

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida

Saint Leo University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Leo, Florida. It awarded 13 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Saint Leo University

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Bethune - Cookman University
Daytona Beach, Florida

Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.

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San Ignacio University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full San Ignacio University Hospitality Management Report

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Webber International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Babson Park, Florida. It awarded 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Webber International University

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Everglades University
Boca Raton, Florida

Everglades University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Everglades University is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

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St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, Florida

St. Thomas University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.

Full St. Thomas University Hospitality Management Report

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Southeastern University
Lakeland, Florida

Southeastern University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.

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Schiller International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Largo, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Schiller International University

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Unilatina International College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Florida for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Miramar, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Unilatina International College

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