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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $48-$75k)

7 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,363 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $48-$75k)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

Full UCF General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 6 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Texas Tech

#5

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Mississippi General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#6 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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