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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 17,689 people earned a degree or certificate in hospitality management, making the major the #65 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

About 81% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at University of Iowa Report

Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 82% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Full Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular hospitality management schools in the United States. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 59% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Southern California

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Of the 24 students majoring in hospitality at ECU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Hospitality Management at East Carolina University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad del Sagrado Corazon. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Santurce, Sagrado is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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Washington State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 69% are male.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

George Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 75% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Full Hospitality Management at George Washington University Report

University of North Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 3 students majoring in hospitality at UNT, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of North Texas

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Arizona State University - Skysong

Hospitality Management by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 22 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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