by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for hospitality management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 312 bachelor's degrees in hospitality management to qualified students.
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Your choice of hospitality management for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for hospitality management students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in hospitality management.
It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Those hospitality management students who get their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech receive $9,148 more than the average hospitality grad.
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James Madison University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the hospitality management major at James Madison University get $5,661 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in hospitality management has to look into George Mason University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the hospitality management program at George Mason University earn $4,092 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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It is hard to beat ECPI University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit university with a large student population.
Soon after graduation, hospitality bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $26,453 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public university with a small student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the hospitality program make an average of $31,213 for their early career.
More information about a bachelor’s in hospitality management from Virginia State UniversityExplore all the Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 225 | 1,893 |
| Georgia | 224 | 105 |
| Tennessee | 220 | 87 |
| North Carolina | 213 | 240 |
| South Carolina | 195 | 321 |
| Kentucky | 187 | 70 |
| Alabama | 184 | 264 |
| Louisiana | 171 | 71 |
| Mississippi | 169 | 34 |
| Arkansas | 167 | 18 |
| West Virginia | 147 | 54 |
One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Hospitality Management has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Hospitality Administration/Management | 206 |
| Restaurant/Food Services Management | 65 |
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | 41 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 4,656 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 1,252 |
| Accounting | 1,183 |
| General Business/Commerce | 964 |
| Marketing | 903 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 866 |
| Management Information Systems | 299 |
| Human Resource Management | 159 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 147 |
| Construction Management | 129 |
