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2021 Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

34 Colleges
3,157 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,976 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

For this year's Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a bachelor's in hospitality. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hospitality management programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying hospitality.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Florida International University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional hospitality management students. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population. FIU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. 22,664 of FIU students are attending part time.

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University of Central Florida comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCF also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.

About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. About 23,575 of the students at UCF are attending part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg. JMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 0.5% of Virginia Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,796 students at Virginia Tech that take at least one class online. 2,831 of Virginia Tech students are attending part time.

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George Mason University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population. GMU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region rankings.

About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 of GMU students are attending part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population. Florida State also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.

About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.

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Johnson & Wales University - North Miami earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. JWU North Miami is a school located in the of North Miami.

About 0.0% of JWU North Miami students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of South Carolina - Columbia. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UofSC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Southeast Region list.

About 1.6% of UofSC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,608 students at UofSC that take at least one class online. 3,896 students are part time.

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best hospitality management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 101 students take at least one class online at JWU Charlotte. 31 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize East Carolina University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. 7,199 of ECU students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,893
Georgia 105
Tennessee 87
North Carolina 240
Virginia 312
South Carolina 321
Kentucky 70
Alabama 264
Louisiana 71
Mississippi 34
Arkansas 18
West Virginia 54

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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