2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
472
Degrees Awarded
$31,000
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Restaurant/Food Services Management is the 511th most popular major in the country with 944 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 472 restaurant/food services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in restaurant/food services management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent restaurant/food services management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the restaurant/food services management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying restaurant/food services management.
Top 9 Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying restaurant/food services management list, UCF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Central Florida supports 71,881 students, and 2,263 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCF]](/colleges/university-of-central-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
ECPI University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 14,353 students enrolled at ECPI University were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,344. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full ECPI University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s restaurant/food services management students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s list. The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hyde Park, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 239 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Culinary Institute of America, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, The Culinary Institute of America supports 3,231 students, and 51 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 34 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,102. To help with additional expenses, 26 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Culinary Institute of America Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying restaurant/food services management list, UNA has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 8,086 students enrolled at University of North Alabama, 331 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,111. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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 UNA]](/colleges/university-of-north-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 7 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Denver also took the #5 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 19,086 students enrolled at MSU Denver, 1,222 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 867 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,619. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSU Denver does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s list. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
JWU Charlotte also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Among the 1,396 students enrolled at JWU Charlotte, 150 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 78 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,543. In addition to receiving other benefits, 12 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report
Stratford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2020-2021.
Stratford University also made our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.According to our most recent data, Stratford University supports 1,947 students, and 35 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 34 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,079. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Stratford University Veteran Student Life Report
Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Restaurant/Food Services Management for a Bachelor’s ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 15 bachelors’s restaurant/food services management degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Providence, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Restaurant/Food Services Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 5,676 students enrolled at JWU Providence, 265 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,319. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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).
- 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
- *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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