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2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Massachusetts

16 Colleges in Massachusetts
400 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$40,605 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in hospitality management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #66 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for hospitality management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 400 degrees in hospitality management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Hospitality Management School

Best Hospitality Management Schools in Massachusetts The hospitality program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Hospitality Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for hospitality management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Hospitality Management Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Hospitality
Bachelor's Degrees in Hospitality
Master's Degrees in Hospitality

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Hospitality Management Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Hospitality Management in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of hospitality degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Massachusetts Schools in Hospitality

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
2.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in hospitality management has to look into Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 112 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Those hospitality management students who get their degree from Boston University receive $5,471 more than the typical hospitality grad.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
115 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$45,299 Median Starting Salary

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in hospitality management. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were about 115 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Those hospitality management students who get their degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst earn $4,694 more than the average hospitality student.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

It's difficult to beat Bunker Hill Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #293 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BHCC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 20 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at BHCC in the most recent data year.

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Lasell University
Newton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,249 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Lasell University if you wish to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Newton. A Best Colleges rank of #624 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lasell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Lasell in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the hospitality program report average early career wages of $39,249.

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Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$41,770 Median Starting Salary

Endicott is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Beverly. A Best Colleges rank of #499 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Endicott is a great college overall.

There were roughly 36 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Endicott in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the hospitality program report average early career earnings of $41,770.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA

Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #802 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Salem State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Salem State in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA

Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 15 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MA
55.6% Growth in Graduates

MassBay Community College is a small public college located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills. This college ranks 55th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 9 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at MassBay Community College in the most recent data year.

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Nichols College
Dudley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$42,005 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 10 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Nichols in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the hospitality program state that they receive average early career income of $42,005.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MA

Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Bedford. This college ranks 51st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 10 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex Community College in the most recent data year.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241 45
New Hampshire 210 73
Maine 202 37
Rhode Island 200 280
Vermont 194 8

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Hospitality Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 330
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 31
Meeting and Event Planning 16
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 15
Restaurant/Food Services Management 4
Tourism and Travel Services Management 3
Casino Management 1

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Majors Similar to Hospitality

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 11,253
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3,326
Finance & Financial Management 2,169
General Business/Commerce 2,099
Accounting 2,053
Marketing 1,681
International Business 611
Management Information Systems 407
Human Resource Management 324
Entrepreneurial Studies 307

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