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Hospitality Schools in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL (population: 822,401) has two hospitality schools within its city limits. Edward Waters College, the highest ranked school in the city with a hospitality program, has a total student population of 831. It is the 925th highest ranked school in the USA and the 34th highest in the state of Florida (#1 is University of Miami).

Hospitality students from Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville area alone, there are 51,580 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average salary of $20,090. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this area earn $18,380/yr and there are 1,680 employed.

Jacksonville lies in Duval county, which is one of the 49 counties in Florida. Overall, the Jacksonville area has 581,450 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $39,460 average annual salary. Thus, about 3 out of every 1000 jobs in Jacksonville are held by hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop, and 89/1000 are held by food preparation and serving related employees.

Of the 2 hospitality schools in Jacksonville, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Edward Waters College comes out as the most expensive ($12,474/yr) for hospitality students, with Florida Community College at Jacksonville as the lowest, reported at only $6,668/yr.

Hospitality Programs in Jacksonville

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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