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2023 Best Hospitality Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$51,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, hospitality management was ranked #121 in the country. In fact 1,341 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Hospitality Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Hospitality Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best school in the Southeast Region for hospitality management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Hospitality Management at Auburn University Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Hospitality Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at The University of Alabama

#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Central Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida

Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Full Hospitality Management at Georgia State University Report

University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Full Hospitality Management at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Hospitality Management at East Carolina University Report

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 0
Florida 338
Georgia 18
North Carolina 29
Tennessee 4
Louisiana 27
Alabama 12
South Carolina 18
Mississippi 4

Hospitality Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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