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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

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's 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 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 analysis found Auburn University to be the best school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Mississippi

University, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Mississippi is a great place for hospitality management students working on their master’s degree. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

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Florida International University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree hospitality management programs. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their master’s degree. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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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
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 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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