2023 Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
13
Ranked Colleges
520
Degrees Awarded
$26,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,689 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,874 and had an average of $22,906 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 520 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,739 and $25,813 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in hospitality management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent hospitality management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality”.
Top 13 Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 117 students in 2020-2021.
ECU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at East Carolina University]](/colleges/east-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified ’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Appalachian State University supports 20,023 students, and 780 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Appalachian State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UNC Greensboro supports 19,764 students, and 885 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 329 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Campbell also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 5,964 students enrolled at Campbell University, 45 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,969. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Campbell University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Campbell University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
JWU Charlotte also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 1,396 students enrolled at JWU Charlotte, 150 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 78 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,543. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. JWU Charlotte offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 89 students in 2020-2021.
Central Piedmont Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 16,668 students enrolled at Central Piedmont Community College, 619 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 301 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,195. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Piedmont Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Piedmont Community College]](/colleges/central-piedmont-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality list. This medium-sized school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 28 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
FTCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Fayetteville Technical Community College supports 10,932 students, and 2,618 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,269 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,321. To help with additional expenses, 24 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Wake Technical Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 35 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Technical Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 21,760 students enrolled at Wake Technical Community College, 1,066 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 564 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,224. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Wake Technical Community College Veteran Student Life Report
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality ranking, coming in at #9. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
WCU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 12,243 students enrolled at Western Carolina University, 439 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,242. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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High Point University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality ranking. This medium-sized school is located in High Point, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
High Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 5,617 students enrolled at High Point, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,813. During this same period, 44 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 High Point University Veteran Student Life Report
North Carolina Central University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 433 of the 8,078 students enrolled at North Carolina Central University were GI Bill® students, of which 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,618. During this same period, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina Central University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Carolina Central University]](/colleges/north-carolina-central-university/student-life/veterans/)
Guilford Technical Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a public institution located in Jamestown, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Guilford Technical Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Guilford Technical Community College supports 10,821 students, and 389 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 135 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $936. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Guilford Technical Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Livingstone College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Hospitality ranking. Livingstone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Livingstone College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Livingstone College supports 845 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,177. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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