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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 16,015 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In , hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,445 and had an average of $21,973 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 305 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,622 and $26,423 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 248 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,755 and $24,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. That schools that top this list have a program in hospitality management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree hospitality students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hospitality degrees to 122 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia. Virginia State University is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Virginia State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at ECPI University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 54 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at George Mason University
University of the Potomac - VA Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
Full University of the Potomac - VA Campus Hospitality Management Report
Hampton University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Virginia ranking. Hampton is a small school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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