Top Business Schools for Tourism / Hospitality / Leisure 2023

With its casinos and countless hotels, Las Vegas is perhaps the place to be for those looking to break into the hospitality industry. MBA graduates have landed jobs with a range of hospitality companies, including the Intercontinental Hotels Group and MGM Resorts. Students can choose to pair their MBA with a MS in Hotel Administration from the university’s Harrah College of Hotel Administration.

In 2010, Nanyang launched a partnership with Cornell, and through this the school has been growing their hospitality-related MBA elective offerings. The Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management also offers a one-year Master of Management in Hospitality program as well as a shorter Advanced Management Program in Hospitality.

In recent years, CEIBS has been building out its MBA offerings in the hospitality space. It currently runs a joint MBA / Master of Hospitality with Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, and, in 2017, announced an EMBA in Hospitality.

While not an MBA per se, Cornell's Master of Management in Hospitality provides a strategic overview of the business of hospitality. MMH grads tend to be snapped up by a wide range of hospitality companies, including the Hilton Worldwide, Ritz-Carlton, and Korean Air. In recent years, Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration continues to extend its reach, through partnerships with school’s like NUS and China’s CEIBS.

Even though ESSEC has recently retired its its MBA in Hospitality Management, the school still offers an MBA concentration in Hospitality Management Recent ESSEC MBA graduates have found themselves working at the Disneyland Resort Paris and in the Four Seasons, among other hospitality companies. The school also offers an MSc in Hospitality Management

MBA students at GSU – Robinson can pursue a concentration in Hotel/Real Estate. Robinson also offers a one-year Master’s in Global Hospitality Management through the school’s Day School of Hospitality Administration.

Students interested in hospitality can combine Bauer's MBA with an MS in Hospitality Management from Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College. Recruiters typically include a range of hotels, casinos like Harrah's, and cruise lines such as Holland America.

Founded in 1947, the school’s Dedman School of Hospitality Management helps prepare students for hospitality careers in Florida and the rest of the world. Beyond the school’s long-standing MBA in Hospitality and Tourism Management, it also offers a range of undergraduate programs in golf management and club management. In 2015, FSU began offering its MBA in Hospitality and Tourism in an online format.

George Washington’s School of Business offers a range of specialized curriculum, including an MBA concentration in tourism, as well as a Master’s Program in Tourism Administration. The school’s International Institute of Tourism Studies publishes relevant research and offer a range of professional certificates.

The School of Hospitality Business offers an MBA concentration in Hospitality Business and specialized programs like a Master of Science (MSc) in Hospitality Business Management. Broad’s School of Hospitality Business, launched in 1927, provides a offers a range of programs and services for hospitality-minded students.