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Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

42 Colleges
$28,401 Avg Salary
$22,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #65 most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the hospitality associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at American Military University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $38,652.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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#4

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

The excellent associate degree programs at Sullivan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Valencia College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,200.

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Central Piedmont Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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With a ranking of #7, Athens Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

With a ranking of #8, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #9, Broward College did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the large city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
Virginia 347
North Carolina 337
Florida 2,466
Tennessee 123
Kentucky 79
South Carolina 360
Louisiana 111
Arkansas 33
Alabama 311
Mississippi 74
West Virginia 59

One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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