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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Restaurant/Food Services Management is the 451st most popular major in the country with 1,031 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 362 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in restaurant/food services management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent restaurant/food services 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 restaurant/food services management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The restaurant/food services management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1 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 Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $7,847 for southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Restaurant/Food Services Management at UCF

#2

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNA is a medium-sized school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 1 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNA is $12,787 for southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Restaurant/Food Services Management at UNA

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kennesaw, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #5 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $14,910 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Kennesaw State University Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UA is $19,863 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Restaurant/Food Services Management at UA

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - North Miami landed the #5 spot on the list. Johnson & Wales University - North Miami is a small school located in North Miami, Florida that handed out 1 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU North Miami also took the #3 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - North Miami is $21,572 for southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Restaurant/Food Services Management at JWU North Miami

#6

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $30-$48k list, JWU Charlotte has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Charlotte is $22,596 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full JWU Charlotte Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

#7

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

ECPI University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. ECPI University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 27 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

ECPI University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ECPI University is $20,123 for southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Restaurant/Food Services Management at ECPI University

#8

Stratford University

Fairfax, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Stratford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Stratford University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,927 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stratford University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Stratford University Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

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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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