Florida State University
The Dedman College of Hospitality at Florida State University, established in 1947, is the second oldest hospitality management programme of its kind at a public university in the United States, and today stands as the university's newest dedicated college.
A near perfect record of graduate placement
The Dedman College's Hospitality and Tourism Management major has maintained an almost one hundred percent graduate placement rate, supported by seventy five to eighty companies that visit campus each year specifically to recruit its students. Every student completes 1,000 hours of hospitality industry work experience, ensuring that placement success reflects genuine readiness rather than credentials alone.
A curriculum spanning the full hospitality spectrum
Students choose from majors in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Global Club Management and Leadership, Event Management, and Recreation and Tourism Management, covering everything from luxury resort and lodging management to private club leadership. A dedicated Master of Hospitality Entrepreneurship, delivered in partnership with the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, extends the college's reach into building new hospitality ventures rather than only managing existing ones.
Studying at the Dedman College brings together several distinct strengths:
- The second oldest hospitality management programme at a US public university, founded in 1947
- Near 100 percent graduate placement, supported by 75 to 80 recruiting companies each year
- 1,000 required hours of hospitality industry work experience
- A dedicated Master of Hospitality Entrepreneurship pathway
- Ranked in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects for hospitality and tourism
A launchpad into hospitality leadership
Graduates move into resort, restaurant, club, event and recreation leadership roles across the United States and internationally, carrying with them the credibility of one of the country's longest established hospitality colleges. For candidates seeking a hospitality education with a genuinely proven placement record, Florida State offers a distinguished path.
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