Best Hospitality And Hotel Management Schools In The World For 2020

Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) has been ranked No. 1 on the list of the best hospitality and hotel management schools in the world for 2020, according to a new study out by the CEOWORLD magazine, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality (formerly known as the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration) placed second on the list, followed by the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University at No. 3.

The 2020 rankings placed “Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida” in fourth ahead of the “School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University” into fifth; while “Oxford School of Hospitality Management” ranked sixth; and “Johnson & Wales University (JWU Providence)” seventh.

Overall, among the top 10 best hospitality and hotel management schools in the world for 2020, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by “International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University”, “Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management at the University of Denver”, and the “School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University”.

Best Hospitality And Hotel Management Schools In The World For 2020

General Methodology on the CEOWORLD magazine’s best hospitality and hotel management schools in the world for 2020 ranking.

The rankings are based on seven major metrics of quality and reputation. Overall Score (100%) is the sum of:
1. Perceived Global Brands Influence (20%)
2. Recruiters Responses (20%)
3. Employers Feedback (10%)
4. Job Placement Rate (10%)
5. Admission Eligibility (10%)
6. Specialization (10%)
7. Academic Reputation (20%)

To establish our list, we collected information and statistics from publicly available sources, research, and survey. The ranking measures the quality of education, job placements of graduates, recruiters response, employers feedback, without relying on institutions data submissions.

Graduates, industry professionals, employers, and recruiters were asked to rate universities on a scale of 1 “marginal” to 100 “outstanding” or “don’t know.”

However, this is by no means a comprehensive list, while institutions above are the CEOWORLD magazine’s “best hospitality and hotel management schools in the world for 2020,” there may be many other hotel management schools that offer excellent programs.

* This ranking should not be viewed as the most important aspect when choosing a hotel management school, and are merely one element to consider.
* The top-ranked hotel management school receives 100 points.
* The rankings are the result of a rigorous analytical exercise, incorporating multiple data sources, without relying on university data submissions.
* Detailed survey data and information collected directly from 110,000 individuals, across 7 data points.
* CEOWORLD magazine conducted its survey from early October 2019 to mid-February 2020.
* Magazine invited 110,000 Individual from 46 countries to participate in this year’s study.
* Surveys completed by 50,000 graduates; 25,000 recruiters; and 35,000 employers (with 500 or more employees) around the world.
* We analyzed over 118 hotel management schools during the data collection process.
* The overall score is numerical scores given to the hotel management schools based on students, industry professionals, and recruiter feedback — measuring the quality of the hotel management school. Total scores are out of 100.
* The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 110,000 respondents is plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that as in all survey research, there are possible sources of error—such as coverage, nonresponse and measurement error——that could affect the results.