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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$10,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 123 degrees and certificates were awarded to hospitality management students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #95 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee

Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Hospitality Management

$4,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Chattanooga State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for hospitality management students. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

Chattanooga State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Chattanooga State Community College Report

$4,456 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Pellissippi State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pellissippi State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

Pellissippi State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Columbia.

Columbia State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Columbia State Community College Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, hospitality majors at UofM accumulate an average of around $30,399 in student debt.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year.

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$4,372 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nashville State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. Nashville State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Nashville State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from UT Knoxville carry an average student debtload of $23,475.

UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#8

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN
$35,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Lipscomb University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lipscomb undergraduate students pay an average of $35,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lipscomb also made our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Lipscomb University

Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Crossville is a fairly small public school located in the town of Crossville.

Full Hospitality Management at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville Report

Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
Virginia 347
North Carolina 337
Florida 2,466
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.

Majors Similar 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 9 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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