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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 10 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #3 spot on the list. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 6 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full UNLV General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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 also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#5

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 3 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

Full Ole Miss General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 3 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 2 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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