2023 Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 10,606 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Jersey, there were 199 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,273 and $26,463 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general hospitality administration/management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey bachelor’s degree vets studying hotel & restaurant management.

Top 2 Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

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Stockton University
Galloway, New Jersey

272 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stockton University is located in Galloway, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Stockton State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Among the 9,893 students enrolled at Stockton State, 272 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 168 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,955. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Stockton State Veteran Student Life Report

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, New Jersey

48 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$12,737 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Hotel & Restaurant Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2020-2021.

FDU also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus supports 7,479 students, and 48 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,737. During this same period, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus]](/colleges/fairleigh-dickinson-university-metropolitan-campus/student-life/veterans/)

• Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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