2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 362 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in restaurant/food services management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality restaurant/food services management programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate 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 an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$5,369 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Valencia College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,369 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Hillsborough Community College

Tampa, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$4,134 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hillsborough Community College is $4,134 for southeast region associate degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full HCC Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

#3

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$10,917 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #3 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,917 for southeast region associate degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full American Public University System Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

#4

Stratford University

Fairfax, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$15,927 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 15 associates’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stratford University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,927 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $30-$48k 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.

Read more about Restaurant/Food Services Management at Stratford University

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management (Income $30-$48k)

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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