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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$33,985 Avg Salary
$24,947 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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The excellent programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

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San Ignacio University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. San Ignacio University is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Doral.

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#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

With a ranking of #8, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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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 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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