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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

In <nil>, hospitality management students earned 347 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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The Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for hospitality majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our analysis found James Madison University to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Virginia. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

Women make up 61% of the hospitality majors at the school.

On average, hospitality graduates from JMU take out $19,134 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $461.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular hospitality management schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in hospitality at GMU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at GMU accumulate an average of around $21,251 in student debt.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 44% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at ECPI University accumulate an average of around $26,079 in student debt.

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#6

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Hampton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.

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University of the Potomac - VA Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for hospitality management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of FALLS CHURCH, University of the Potomac - VA Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,397
Georgia 180
Tennessee 123
Louisiana 111
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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

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