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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
308 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,830 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,271 and had an average of $21,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,663 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,970 and $23,823 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 308 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality hospitality management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 169 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Florida Hospitality Management Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree hospitality students whose families make $75-$110k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 27 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Hospitality Management Report

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

East Carolina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ECU Hospitality Management Report

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Johnson & Wales University - North Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in North Miami, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU North Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson & Wales University - North Miami are $14,148, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #9, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 1 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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).
  • 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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