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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$27,188 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for hospitality students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ECU are $23,574 a year.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at East Carolina University

Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,664 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Knoxville also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Hospitality Management at Auburn University Report

$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year.

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

$18,963 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,963 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Florida International University Report

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FAU are $17,324 a year.

Full Hospitality Management at Florida Atlantic University Report

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UofSC are $33,928 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UofSC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Hospitality Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#8

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value hospitality management programs. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ole Miss are $25,886 a year.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Mississippi

$24,517 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia State are $24,517 a year.

Full Hospitality Management at Georgia State University Report

University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $22,467 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida

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 13 schools only.

  • 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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