Hospitality & Tourism
Hotel management, event operations and service-industry analytics.
Ranked campuses teaching hospitality & tourism
| # | Institution | City | Control | Students | Admitted | Tuition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell | Ithaca, NY | private | 25,500 | 8% | $62,000 | 92 |
| 2 | UF | Gainesville, FL | public | 55,000 | 24% | $6,400 / $28,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Penn State | University Park, PA | public | 41,000 | 54% | $16,000 / $25,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Clemson | Clemson, SC | public | 27,000 | — | $10,000 / $28,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | public | 61,000 | 53% | $11,000 / $37,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | public | 50,000 | 73% | $16,000 / $40,000 | 59 |
| 7 | UCF | Orlando, FL | public | 69,000 | — | $6,400 / $22,000 | 58 |
| 8 | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | public | 35,000 | — | $11,000 / $30,000 | 58 |
| 9 | Charleston | Charleston, SC | public | 11,000 | — | $9,000 / $27,000 | 54 |
| 10 | FDU | Teaneck, NJ | private | 8,000 | — | $48,000 | 50 |
| 11 | Berkeley College | Woodland Park, NJ | private | 11,000 | 75% | $30,000 | 48 |
| 12 | CCM | Randolph, NJ | public | 5,000 | 100% | $4,600 / $10,000 | 44 |
Doctoral programs in this field
8 indexed campuses award research doctorates here. Funding normally arrives through assistantships tied to faculty grants.
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · private · doctorate
A hybrid Ivy: privately governed, with contract colleges for New York residents. Strong in engineering, hospitality, agriculture and computing.
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · public · doctorate
Fast-rising state flagship with strong agriculture, engineering, health and business programs and comparatively low tuition.
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA · public · doctorate
Massive public system with a land-grant core in engineering, earth sciences, meteorology and business.
Clemson University
Clemson, SC · public · doctorate
Engineering, forestry, business and hospitality research in upstate South Carolina.
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH · public · doctorate
One of the largest campuses in the country with the full stack of majors, a top medical centre and huge research spend.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · public · doctorate
Land-grant pioneer, known for supply chain, education, nursing and one of the strongest hospitality programs in the country.
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · public · doctorate
Among the largest student bodies in the US, with optics, engineering and hospitality.
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC · public · doctorate
Honors college, hospitality and international business at the state flagship.
Two-year entry points
Associate degrees in this field transfer into a bachelor program after two years.
Berkeley College
Woodland Park, NJ · private · associate
Career-focused college with campus and fully online associate and bachelor programs.
County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ · public · associate
Two-year college with allied health, culinary arts and engineering transfer.
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.