2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region
95Colleges in the Southeast Region
5,474Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$34,197Avg 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 95 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 5,474 degrees in hospitality management to qualified students.
Your choice of hospitality management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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.
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 the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 187 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the hospitality program state that they receive average early career income of $33,639.
It's hard to beat University of Central Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 897 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Those hospitality management students who get their degree from University of Central Florida make $6,055 more than the typical hospitality student.
It's hard to beat Florida International University if you wish to pursue a degree in hospitality management. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were about 816 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the hospitality management major at Florida International University make $9,143 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Any student pursuing a degree in hospitality management needs to check out Florida State University. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 205 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Hospitality Management degree recipients from Florida State University receive an earnings boost of around $2,679 above the typical income of hospitality management majors.
Valencia College is a very large public college located in the large city of Orlando. This college ranks 14th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 247 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, hospitality degree recipients usually make about $28,819 in their early careers.
Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 54 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the hospitality management degree program at Virginia Tech make $13,117 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.
UA is a very large public university located in the small city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 138 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, hospitality degree recipients generally earn around $33,886 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 122 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the hospitality management program at James Madison University make $9,630 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 43 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available. Hospitality Management degree recipients from Auburn University earn a boost of about $8,172 over the typical earnings of hospitality management graduates.
Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 16th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 95 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent year we have data available.
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 23 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the hospitality program report average early career wages of $36,105.
MDC is a very large public college located in the large city of Miami. This college ranks 23rd out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 42 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for Hospitality Management students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of hospitality management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
