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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Alabama

9 Colleges
$35,027 Avg Salary
$21,762 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

In <nil>, hospitality management students earned 311 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Alabama to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools in Hospitality Management

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the best school in Alabama for hospitality management students. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Auburn accumulate an average of around $24,500 in student debt.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at UA accumulate an average of around $22,662 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $797, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jefferson State Community College is a great place for hospitality management students. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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#4

Troy University

Troy, AL

The excellent programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Alabama. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

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#5

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tuskegee University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Alabama list. Located in the distant town of Tuskegee, Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Alabama did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of South Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in Alabama list. USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.

On average, hospitality graduates from USA take out $18,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Coastal Alabama Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students. Located in the town of Bay Minette, Coastal Alabama Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Hospitality Concentrations

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 9 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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