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Hospitality Schools in Florida

Florida contains 37 schools that offer hospitality programs. University of Central Florida, the highest-ranking hospitality school in FL, has a total student population of 53,401 and is the 71st highest ranked school in America.

Of the 37 hospitality schools in Florida, only 15 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Orlando Culinary Academy comes out as the most expensive ($52,209/yr), with Lake-Sumter Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,794/yr.

Hospitality students from Florida schools who go on to become hospitality managers, caterers, event planners, wedding planners, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 334,310 people working as hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $19,190. Also, Food preparation and serving related employees make on average $20,880 per year and there are about 11,218,260 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Florida alone, there are 712,370 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $21,000. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $19,660/yr and there are 25,400 employed.

Also, within the hospitality schools in Florida, the average student population is 3,322 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from hospitality, there are 7625 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,875 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,879, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Hospitality Programs in Florida

University of Central Florida

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Florida International University

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Florida Atlantic University

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Thomas University

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Florida State University

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Edward Waters College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of West Florida

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Technical Career Institute

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

City College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Schiller International University

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

City College Branch Campus

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Orlando Culinary Academy

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

South Florida Community College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Valencia Community College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Miami Dade College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Hillsborough Community College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Johnson & Wales University-Florida Campus

• Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Webber International University

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

St Petersburg College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Palm Beach Community College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lynn University

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Gulf Coast Community College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Mid Florida Tech

• Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Broward College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Daytona State College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pensacola Junior College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lake-Sumter Community College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Manatee Community College

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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