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2023 Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

7 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 10,606 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 92nd most popular in the United States.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general hospitality administration/management programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate”.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 8 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

UNLV also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 1,594 of the 31,142 students enrolled at University of Nevada - Las Vegas were GI Bill® students, of which 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,370. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNLV Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying hotel & restaurant management list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 30,559 students enrolled at UT Knoxville, 1,122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate. 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 3 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston, 1,382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UH Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UofSC supports 35,470 students, and 1,609 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 651 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. In addition to receiving other benefits, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of South Carolina - Columbia]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate ranking. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying hotel & restaurant management list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at UCF were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Doctorate ranking. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

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.Our most recent data shows that 46 of the 21,014 students enrolled at Ole Miss were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,346. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ole Miss]](/colleges/university-of-mississippi-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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