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737 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38103
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10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37933-0990
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Hospitality Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains three schools that offer hospitality programs. The University of Tennessee, the highest-ranking hospitality school in TN, has a total student population of 29,934 and is the 932nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 3 hospitality schools in Tennessee, all of them have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The University of Tennessee comes out as the most expensive ($13,139/yr), with Southwest Tennessee Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,338/yr.

Hospitality students from Tennessee 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 Tennessee alone, there are 227,040 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $18,970. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $17,590/yr and there are 7,780 employed.

Also, within the hospitality schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from hospitality, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

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The University of Tennessee
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
    Levels offered: PhD

Tennessee Interesting Facts

  • The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
  • Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
  • Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
  • Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
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