2023 Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management” ranking.

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management is the 317th most popular major in the country with 2,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 599 hotel/motel administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hotel/motel administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hotel/motel administration/management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the hotel/motel administration/management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying hotel/motel administration/management.

Top 3 Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

150 GI Bill® Students**

$16,543 Average GI Bill® Award

$41,977 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #1 spot on the list. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees to qualified students.

JWU Charlotte also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 1,396 students enrolled at JWU Charlotte, 150 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 78 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,543. During this same period, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at JWU Charlotte]](/colleges/johnson-and-wales-university-charlotte/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

766 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$7,772 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 36 ’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees in 2020-2021.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 22,205 students enrolled at University of Memphis, 766 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,772. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of Memphis Veteran Student Life Report

3

Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, Tennessee

294 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$2,494 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Chattanooga State Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Chattanooga State Community College supports 7,452 students, and 294 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 169 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,494. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Chattanooga State Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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