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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida

36 Colleges
$35,055 Avg Salary
$23,258 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Florida to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Hospitality majors at UCF take out an average of $22,310 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $213, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 36 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 2 spot on the list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at FIU accumulate an average of around $18,500 in student debt.

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#3

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Valencia College accumulate an average of around $14,867 in student debt.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

On average, hospitality graduates from Florida State take out $20,175 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from FAU take out $23,400 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from FGCU take out $21,977 in student loans while working on their 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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#7

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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