2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You
With 347 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, hospitality management is the #69 most popular major in Virginia.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for hospitality students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Reynolds Community College the best value school in Virginia for hospitality management students. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year.
Northern Virginia Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
JMU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, hospitality majors at JMU accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $603, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, JMU also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech are $14,174 a year. On average, hospitality graduates from Virginia Tech take out $25,900 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for hospitality in Virginia.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great value for hospitality management students. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Tidewater Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,775.
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Virginia Western Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.
Virginia Western Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,355 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value hospitality management programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from GMU carry an average student debtload of $20,279.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 15% of our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia ranking.
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Virginia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia State are $9,154 per year. While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Virginia State accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.
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Stratford University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value hospitality management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stratford University are $15,130 per year. On average, hospitality graduates from Stratford University take out $40,894 in student loans while working on their degree.
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ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECPI University are $17,479 per year. On average, hospitality graduates from ECPI University take out $26,314 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
| 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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Majors Related to Hospitality
Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
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 11 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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