2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 1,031 people earned their degree in restaurant/food services management, making the major the 451st most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 490 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students.
Top 16 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
ECPI University also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend ECPI University is $20,489 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend KSU Georgia is $17,221 for bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to qualified students.
UNA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Alabama is $14,130 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 54 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State is $18,668 for bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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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With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
MSU Denver also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $14,257 for bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students per year to attend MSU Denver.
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Culinary Institute of America ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hyde Park, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 183 degrees to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2019-2020.
The Culinary Institute of America also took the #1 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Culinary Institute of America is $28,546 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students.
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Hastings College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Hastings, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students list, Hastings has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $21,670 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students per year to attend Hastings College.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students list, UA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,597 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students per year to attend UA.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Johnson & Wales University - North Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. JWU North Miami is a small private not-for-profit school situated in North Miami, Florida. It awarded 1 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students list, JWU North Miami has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,909 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students per year to attend JWU North Miami.
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With a ranking of #11, Johnson & Wales University - Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. JWU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to qualified students.
JWU Denver also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - Denver is $26,221 for bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #12, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.
JWU Charlotte also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Charlotte is $23,774 for bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students.
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With a ranking of #13, Stratford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2019-2020.
Stratford University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,927 for bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students per year to attend Stratford University.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Johnson & Wales University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
JWU Online also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Online is $18,499 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students.
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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2019-2020.
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $32,698 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students per year to attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College.
With a ranking of #16, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students list, JWU Providence has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - Providence is $26,775 for Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students.
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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%.
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- *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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