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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 362 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 200 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the restaurant/food services management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Restaurant/Food Services Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 19 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $11,161 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full University of Central Florida Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

#2

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,935 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of North Alabama.

Full University of North Alabama Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 78 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UA is $23,284 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Restaurant/Food Services Management at The University of Alabama

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Kennesaw State University is $18,036 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Kennesaw State University Restaurant/Food Services Management Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - North Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

JWU North Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JWU North Miami is $23,708 for southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

ECPI University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

ECPI University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECPI University is $21,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree restaurant/food services management students whose families make $48-$75k list, JWU Charlotte has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JWU Charlotte is $24,733 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Restaurant/Food Services Management students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Stratford University

Fairfax, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Stratford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Restaurant/Food Services Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Stratford University is a small school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 29 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2019-2020.

Stratford University also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8.

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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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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