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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia

20 Colleges
$35,622 Avg Salary
$26,423 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Virginia 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.

Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the most popular school in Virginia for hospitality management students. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

Hospitality majors at JMU take out an average of $19,875 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 $461.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from Virginia Tech take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at GMU take out is $20,500.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Hospitality majors at ECPI University take out an average of $28,723 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Northern Virginia Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia ranking. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

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Tidewater Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Tidewater Community College take out is $15,637.

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#8

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

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Virginia Western Community College 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. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.

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With a ranking of #9, Reynolds Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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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 20 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).
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