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2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the Southeast Region for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Jefferson State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sullivan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#5

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.

Hospitality majors at Valencia College take out an average of $13,605 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Athens Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.

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#8

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Broward College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree hospitality management programs. BC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

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#10

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of St. Petersburg.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,397
Georgia 180
Tennessee 123
Louisiana 111
Virginia 347
North Carolina 313
West Virginia 59
Alabama 311
Mississippi 74
South Carolina 360
Arkansas 33
Kentucky 79

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 9,593
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 2,122
Tourism and Travel Services Management 1,133
Restaurant/Food Services Management 915
Meeting and Event Planning 915
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 659
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 444
Resort Management 220
Casino Management 13
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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