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2025 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges in Tennessee
151 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$35,313 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in hospitality management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #66 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for hospitality management students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 151 degrees in hospitality management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Hospitality Management School

Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee The hospitality program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Hospitality Management rankings. We derive our Best Overall Hospitality Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Hospitality Management Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Hospitality
Bachelor's Degrees in Hospitality
Doctor's Degrees in Hospitality

The hospitality school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Hospitality Management in Tennessee

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the hospitality degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Tennessee Schools in Hospitality

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Hospitality Degrees Awarded
$36,439 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in hospitality management has to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, hospitality degree recipients usually make around $36,439 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in hospitality management from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
$31,190 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Memphis if you wish to pursue a degree in hospitality management. UofM is a very large public university located in the large city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.

There were approximately 15 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the hospitality program make an average of $31,190 in the first couple years of their career.

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Masters Degree Type
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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
60.9% Growth in Graduates

Middle Tennessee State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in hospitality management. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 23 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN
9.5% Growth in Graduates

Chattanooga State Community College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in hospitality management. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga. This college ranks 14th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 21 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Chattanooga State Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 180
Florida 282 2,397
North Carolina 279 313
Virginia 274 347
South Carolina 248 360
Kentucky 244 79
Louisiana 242 111
Mississippi 234 74
Arkansas 234 33
Alabama 233 311
West Virginia 207 59

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Hospitality Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 85
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 65
Restaurant/Food Services Management 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 6,161
Accounting 1,142
Marketing 912
Finance & Financial Management 778
General Business/Commerce 631
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 549
Business Support & Assistant Services 379
Human Resource Management 183
Management Information Systems 175
Entrepreneurial Studies 140

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