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Best Schools for Meeting and Event Planning in the Southeast Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the meeting and event planning degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Meeting and Event Planning
Our analysis ranked High Point University the best school in the country for a degree in meeting and event planning. High Point University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of High Point. The six-year graduation rate is 72%. About 30 meeting and event planning degrees were awarded at High Point University in the most recent year. Meeting And Event Planning graduates of High Point University earn a median of $113,352 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $23,785.
Read more about the meeting and event planning program at High Point University
Students looking for a strong meeting and event planning program will find one at University Of Central Florida, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a very large public university. Roughly 78% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of Central Florida awarded about 175 meeting and event planning degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their meeting and event planning degree from University Of Central Florida earn around $38,907 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $20,500 to complete this degree.
See the full meeting and event planning program report for University Of Central Florida
A rank of #3 makes Florida Atlantic University one of the top schools for meeting and event planning. This very large public university is located in the city of Boca Raton. The six-year graduation rate is 63%. Florida Atlantic University awarded about 20 meeting and event planning degrees in the most recent data year. Meeting And Event Planning graduates of Florida Atlantic University earn a median of $37,050 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $19,263 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in meeting and event planning from Florida Atlantic University
Atlanta Technical College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in meeting and event planning, landing the #4 spot this year. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Atlanta. There were roughly 11 meeting and event planning students who graduated with this degree at Atlanta Technical College in the most recent data year. Meeting And Event Planning graduates of Atlanta Technical College earn a median of $35,441 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $17,655 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in meeting and event planning from Atlanta Technical College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 16 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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