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2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Kentucky

3 Colleges in Kentucky
79 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$30,828 Avg Early-Career Salary
Hospitality Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #66 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 79 degrees in hospitality management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Hospitality Management School

Best Hospitality Management Schools in Kentucky 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. For our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

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 the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Kentucky. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Hospitality Management in Kentucky

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the hospitality degree levels they offer.

Top Kentucky Schools in Hospitality

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University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in hospitality management. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were about 27 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. Hospitality Management degree recipients from University of Kentucky earn a boost of approximately $9,007 above the average income of hospitality management graduates.

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Sullivan University
Louisville, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$27,572 Median Starting Salary
$21,816 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in hospitality management has to check out Sullivan University. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 11th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 21 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Sullivan University 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 $27,572.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$25,076 Median Starting Salary

Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in hospitality management. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 31 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the hospitality program earn about $25,076 in their early career salary.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 180
Florida 282 2,397
North Carolina 279 313
Virginia 274 347
Tennessee 269 123
South Carolina 248 360
Louisiana 242 111
Mississippi 234 74
Arkansas 234 33
Alabama 233 311
West Virginia 207 59

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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 70
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 7
Meeting and Event Planning 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 4,967
General Business/Commerce 2,458
Accounting 788
Marketing 721
Business Support & Assistant Services 554
Finance & Financial Management 540
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 344
Human Resource Management 139
Business/Managerial Economics 126
Management Information Systems 93

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