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2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida

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

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #19 most popular major in Florida with 2,466 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Florida to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Florida State College at Jacksonville the best school in Florida for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

On average, hospitality graduates from Valencia College take out $18,200 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Broward College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Florida. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

Out of the 11 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hillsborough Community College is a great place for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at HCC accumulate an average of around $24,719 in student debt.

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#6

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.

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#7

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Daytona State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from Daytona State College carry an average student debtload of $14,211.

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#8

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at Palm Beach State College accumulate an average of around $11,166 in student debt.

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Northwest Florida State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. NWFSC is a small public school located in the rural area of Niceville.

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Seminole State College of Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
Virginia 347
North Carolina 337
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 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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