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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee

9 Colleges
$34,419 Avg Salary
$24,021 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

With 123 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, hospitality management is the #13 most popular major in Tennessee.

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for business students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee

Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Tennessee Schools in Hospitality Management

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best school in Tennessee for hospitality management students. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at UT Knoxville accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for hospitality management students. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Hospitality majors at UofM take out an average of $26,541 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee list. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. TCAT - Crossville is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Crossville.

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Columbia State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. Columbia State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Columbia.

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Pellissippi State Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

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Nashville State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Nashville State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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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
Louisiana 111
Virginia 347
North Carolina 313
West Virginia 59
Alabama 311
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

Majors Similar to Hospitality

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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