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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

116 Colleges
$38,915 Avg Salary
$21,359 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 116 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Colleges.

Our analysis found Culinary Institute of America to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from The Culinary Institute of America take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $942.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 116 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Cornell carry an average student debt load of $13,086. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $1,065.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York City College of Technology is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.

Hospitality majors at City Tech take out an average of $10,828 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Monroe College accumulate an average of around $21,546 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $136, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 116 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Temple accumulate an average of around $24,554 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $372, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

LaGuardia Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from NYU take out $17,905 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Delaware ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at UD accumulate an average of around $22,850 in student debt.

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George Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Hospitality majors at GWU take out an average of $39,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Stockton State take out is $17,750.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Hospitality majors at IUP take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $450.

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#12

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

SUNY Delhi ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Delhi, SUNY Delhi is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at SUNY Delhi take out is $20,691. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $114, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#13

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Buffalo State accumulate an average of around $15,625 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #14, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Located in the city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from East Stroudsburg University carry an average student debt load of $26,905.

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#15

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

With a ranking of #15, Niagara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Hospitality majors at Niagara take out an average of $25,093 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#16

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Monroe Community College take out is $11,500.

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SUNY Schenectady County Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Schenectady, SUNY Schenectady is a public school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
18 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
19 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA
20 Prince George’s Community College Largo, MD
20 Long Island Business Institute Flushing, NY
20 Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY
23 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
23 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 550
New York 1,586
Maryland 117
New Jersey 215
District of Columbia 92
Delaware 93

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

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