2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Delgado Community College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Orleans.
Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,636 a year.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Albany Technical College are $5,396 per year.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 5 spot on the list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year. The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at American Military University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $38,652.
American Military University also took the #2 spot in our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #6, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CGTC are $5,442 a year.
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Itawamba Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $5,360 a year.
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Atlanta Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlanta Area Tech are $5,564 per year.
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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Mountain Home, ASUMH is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUMH are $4,524 per year.
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Jefferson State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
Jeff State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,610 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Hospitality Management Related Majors for Hospitality
One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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