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2023 Best Hospitality Management Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hospitality for a Doctorate

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 Hospitality for a Doctorate” ranking.

Hospitality Management is the 66th most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,874 and had an average of $22,906 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 6,049 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,985 and $24,947 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hospitality for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality hospitality management programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hospitality for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying hospitality.

Top 4 Best Hospitality Management Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hospitality for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Hospitality Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,122 of the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hospitality for a Doctorate. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s hospitality degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying hospitality list, UofSC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Hospitality Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC, 1,609 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. On top of their other funding sources, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hospitality for a Doctorate list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s hospitality degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hospitality Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 71,881 students enrolled at UCF, 2,263 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCF offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Hospitality for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Hospitality Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ole Miss supports 21,014 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ole Miss offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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