A degree in restaurant/food services management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #511 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 324 degrees in restaurant/food services management to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Restaurant/Food Services Management School
Your choice of restaurant/food services management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for restaurant/food services management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Restaurant/Food Services Management Degree Level
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 Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Restaurant/Food Services Management in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the restaurant/food services management degree levels they offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Restaurant/Food Services Management
It is hard to beat University of Central Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in restaurant/food services management. UCF is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Valencia College if you want to pursue a degree in restaurant/food services management. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 14th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 44 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent year we have data available.
Hillsborough Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in restaurant/food services management. HCC is a large public college located in the large city of Tampa. This college ranks 19th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 7 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at HCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in restaurant/food services management has to look into American Public University System. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte if you want to pursue a degree in restaurant/food services management. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #425 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means JWU Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 7 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at UNA in the most recent year we have data available.
ECPI University is a large private for-profit university located in the large city of Virginia Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECPI University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at ECPI University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 49 restaurant/food services management students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent data year.
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).
Removed schools reflect instances of new data identified post-publication that warrant removal of a school from this year’s ranking.
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