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Study TOP-50 best universities in the world in the field of hotel and tourism business for foreign students. Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Hospitality, Tourism will provide students with the skills they need to travel the world, work in a variety of exciting fields, and meet a wide variety of people from all cultures and backgrounds. Hospitality and tourism are among the world's most popular industries, employing more than 60 million people.
Learning hospitality and tourism means that both business and creative people will have plenty of opportunities to prove themselves in different situations. Students gain a comprehensive knowledge of how international tourism works, they will have a detailed study of the supply chain, consumer demand, global forces affecting the sustainability of tourism, skills, training – qualifications obtained as a result of studying in the UK will be in demand around the world.
Graduates in Hospitality and Tourism will find career opportunities in marketing, business, tourism, hospitality in positions such as occupational safety, project management, customer service, operations management, and staff training.
There are many graduate programs available in a number of well-known companies – for example, in Hilton hotels, Marriott – which will give a great chance to start a career.
Top 50 best universities in the world in 2026 QS: Hospitality and Leisure
| # | University | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHL Hospitality Business School | 98.3 |
| 2 | Les Roches Global Hospitality Management Education | 90 |
| 3 | Glion Institute of Higher Education | 87.2 |
| 4 | SHMS - Swiss Hotel Management School | 86.6 |
| 5 | César Ritz Colleges Switzerland | 83.7 |
| 6 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas | 82.9 |
| 7 | Hotelschool The Hague | 81.7 |
| 8 | HIM Business School | 79.2 |
| 9 | Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland | 78.8 |
| 10 | Macao University of Tourism (ex-Macao Institute for Tourism Studies) | 76.5 |
| 11 | Vatel, Hotel & Tourism Business School | 72.6 |
| 12 | BHMS - Business & Hotel Management School | 71.8 |
| 13 | IMI International Management Institute Switzerland | 70.9 |
| 14 | Sant Pol Hospitality & Culinary Business School - Barcelona (ex-EUHT StPOL) | 69.7 |
| 15 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 69.2 |
| 16 | Cornell University | 65.5 |
| 17 | HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland | 64.6 |
| 18 | University of Surrey | 62.9 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania State University | 60.4 |
| 21 | Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS) | 59.3 |
| 22 | EHG - Ecole Hôtelière Geneve (Geneva Hotel Management School) | 59.2 |
| =23 | Florida International University | 58.3 |
| =23 | National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT) | 58.3 |
| 25 | The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) | 58.1 |
| 26 | Taylor's University | 57.9 |
| 27 | University of Central Florida | 57.7 |
| 28 | Griffith University | 57.5 |
| 29 | Oxford Brookes University | 57.3 |
| 30 | Bournemouth University | 56.6 |
| 31 | The University of Queensland | 56.2 |
| 32 | Sun Yat-sen University | 54.6 |
| 33 | Temple University | 54.5 |
| 34 | Institut Lyfe (formerly Institut Paul Bocuse) | 54.3 |
| 35 | Breda University of Applied Sciences | 53.9 |
| 36 | The University of Hong Kong | 53.7 |
| 37 | Sejong University | 53.3 |
| 38 | University of Houston | 53 |
| 39 | Washington State University | 52.8 |
| 40 | Kyung Hee University | 52.7 |
| 41 | Duy Tan University | 51.4 |
| =42 | Michigan State University | 51.3 |
| =42 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) | 51.3 |
| 44 | International Hotel School | 50.7 |
| 45 | Tsinghua University | 50.4 |
| 46 | Fudan University | 49.7 |
| 47 | UCSI University | 49.5 |
| =48 | University of Derby | 48.8 |
| =48 | University of Strathclyde | 48.8 |
| =50 | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | 48.6 |
| =50 | Universidad Anáhuac México | 48.6 |
