2027 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Restaurant/Food Services Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/restaurant-food-services-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong restaurant/food services management education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for restaurant/food services management students.
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2027 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the restaurant/food services management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools
For return on investment in restaurant/food services management, no school beat Joliet Junior College this year. Set in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $4,530 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $13,800. Restaurant/food Services Management graduates carry a median of $11,995 in student loans. Early-career restaurant/food services management graduates make about $40,118. Set against $11,995 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
Sinclair Community College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in restaurant/food services management, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $3,675, compared with $8,556 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $5,500 to complete the restaurant/food services management program here. Soon after graduation, restaurant/food services management degree recipients from Sinclair Community College generally make around $22,960. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
College Of Dupage is a great value for students pursuing a degree in restaurant/food services management, landing the #3 spot this year. College Of Dupage is a very large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn. In-state tuition and fees average $4,560, with out-of-state students paying around $12,750. Restaurant/food Services Management graduates carry a median of $12,492 in student loans. Early-career restaurant/food services management graduates make about $43,025. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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