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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

42 Colleges
$7,280 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

#1

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Delgado Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delgado Community College are $4,079 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Athens Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $5,462 per year.

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#3

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwinnett Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Central Georgia Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

CGTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year.

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Itawamba Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. ICC is a small public school located in the remote 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Atlanta Area Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,564 in tuition and fees each 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUMH are $4,524 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Jefferson State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jeff State are $8,610 a year.

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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.

  • 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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