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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management

7 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate

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General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general hospitality administration/management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas 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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UCF

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 3 students 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofSC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Doctorate ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #6 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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