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2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Mississippi

7 Colleges in Mississippi
132 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$32,015 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in hospitality management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #66 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Mississippi 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 132 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 Mississippi Your choice of hospitality management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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

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 Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Hospitality Management in Mississippi

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the hospitality degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Mississippi Schools in Hospitality

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$32,015 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Mississippi if you wish to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #361 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ole Miss is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, hospitality degree recipients usually earn around $32,015 in their early careers.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MS

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in hospitality management. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg. A Best Colleges rank of #873 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Southern Miss is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MS

Itawamba Community College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in hospitality management. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 2 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at ICC in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MS
35.7% Growth in Graduates

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in hospitality management. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston. A Best Colleges rank of #1082 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 28 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MS

Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the fringe town of Raymond. This college ranks 13th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 29 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Hinds Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MS

Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Wesson. This college ranks 20th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were roughly 2 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MS
60.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Senatobia, NWCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 19th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were roughly 23 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at NWCC in the most recent data year.

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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
Kentucky 244 79
Louisiana 242 111
Arkansas 234 33
Alabama 233 311
West Virginia 207 59

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Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 94
Tourism and Travel Services Management 27
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 2,727
Accounting 1,197
Marketing 759
General Business/Commerce 607
Finance & Financial Management 400
Business Support & Assistant Services 384
Management Information Systems 92
Human Resource Management 85
Taxation 69
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 56

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