2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's 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 Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCF are $6,368 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at UCF accumulate an average of around $22,779 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $213, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIU are $6,565 a year. The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at FIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,131.
FIU also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 14 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida State are $6,517 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality graduates from Florida State carry an average student debtload of $19,826.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Florida State is ranked #5 for overall quality for hospitality in Florida.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, hospitality graduates from FGCU take out $20,464 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $324.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great value for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at USF Tampa accumulate an average of around $30,474 in student debt.
USF Tampa also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The University of West Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UWF undergraduate students pay an average of $5,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at UWF accumulate an average of around $22,383 in student debt.
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Everglades University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Everglades U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Everglades U are $18,920 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Flagler St. Augustine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Augustine.
Flagler St. Augustine undergraduate students pay an average of $21,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Lynn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
Lynn University Fighting Knights undergraduate students pay an average of $40,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value 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 |
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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 Majors Related to Hospitality
| 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 14 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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