2024 Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Master's Degree Schools

Restaurant/Food Services Management isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #609 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 master's degrees in restaurant/food services management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on restaurant/food services management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other restaurant/food services management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized restaurant/food services management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for restaurant/food services management students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Restaurant/Food Services Management in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in restaurant/food services management.

Top Schools for a Master's in Restaurant/Food Services Management

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in restaurant/food services management. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in restaurant/food services management from University of Southern California

2

Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in restaurant/food services management has to check out Culinary Institute of America. Located in the large suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in restaurant/food services management from Culinary Institute of America

Restaurant/Food Services Management by Region

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Far Western US
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Other U.S. Territories
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Restaurant/Food Services Management Related Rankings by Major

Restaurant/Food Services Management is one of 9 different types of Hospitality Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management	701
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	98
Tourism and Travel Services Management	81
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	58
Meeting and Event Planning	30

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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