A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, and market restaurants, food services in hospitality establishments, food service chains and franchise networks, and restaurant supply operations. Includes instruction in hospitality administration, food services management, wholesale logistics and distribution, franchise operations, business networking, personnel management, culinary arts, business planning and capitalization, food industry operations, marketing and retailing, business law and regulations, finance, and professional standards and ethics.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Culinary Institute of America | 273 | 19% | $48,180 |
| 2 | Pioneer Pacific College | 109 | 18% | $13,338 |
| 3 | The University of Alabama | 108 | 1% | $29,872 |
| 4 | Valencia College | 87 | 1% | $3,740 |
| 5 | L'Ecole Culinaire-Memphis | 84 | 44% | $16,260 |
| 6 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 80 | 3% | $50,454 |
| 7 | Stratford University | 76 | 10% | $15,135 |
| 8 | Central Texas College | 70 | 2% | $12,754 |
| 9 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 52 | 1% | $26,231 |
| 10 | University of Central Florida | 37 | 0% | $22,548 |
| 11 | L'Ecole Culinaire-Kansas City | 35 | 37% | $16,060 |
| 12 | Hillsborough Community College | 33 | 1% | $16,666 |
| 13 | University of Southern California | 32 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 14 | L'Ecole Culinaire-St Louis | 29 | 33% | $16,060 |
| 15 | ECPI University | 29 | 1% | $16,819 |
| 16 | New England Culinary Institute | 28 | 20% | $40,221 |
| 17 | The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College | 26 | 16% | $39,938 |
| 18 | St Petersburg College | 23 | 0% | $4,282 |
| 19 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 23 | 4% | $49,740 |
| 20 | Kennesaw State University | 22 | 0% | $25,773 |
| 21 | Cuyahoga Community College District | 20 | 0% | $5,136 |
| 22 | Klamath Community College | 17 | 4% | $5,904 |
| 23 | Atlanta Technical College | 14 | 1% | $4,120 |
| 24 | Miami Dade College | 14 | 0% | $4,338 |
| 25 | Sinclair Community College | 13 | 0% | $3,830 |
| 26 | Palm Beach State College | 13 | 0% | $4,244 |
| 27 | Parkland College | 12 | 1% | $6,120 |
| 28 | Lake Land College | 12 | 0% | $4,470 |
| 29 | Quinsigamond Community College | 12 | 1% | $6,546 |
| 30 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 11 | 0% | $6,734 |
| 31 | American Public University System | 11 | 0% | $6,880 |
| 32 | College of Southern Nevada | 11 | 0% | $4,667 |
| 33 | Erie Community College | 8 | 0% | $21,186 |
| 34 | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 8 | 1% | $5,624 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 6 | 0% | $33,152 |
| 36 | Broward College | 6 | 0% | $5,834 |
| 37 | College of DuPage | 5 | 0% | $5,464 |
| 38 | Houston Community College | 5 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 39 | North Idaho College | 5 | 0% | $14,862 |
| 40 | Nashua Community College | 4 | 1% | $9,016 |
| 41 | Johnson & Wales University-Denver | 3 | 1% | $48,429 |
| 42 | Saint Louis Community College | 3 | 0% | $4,315 |
| 43 | Grayson College | 3 | 0% | $13,230 |
| 44 | University of Akron Main Campus | 2 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 45 | Platt College-OKC-Memorial | 2 | 2% | N/A |
| 46 | Johnson & Wales University-North Miami | 2 | 1% | $48,429 |
| 47 | Northampton County Area Community College | 2 | 0% | $19,774 |
| 48 | Triton College | 2 | 0% | $5,610 |
| 49 | Scottsdale Community College | 2 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 50 | Gwinnett Technical College | 2 | 0% | $4,722 |
| 51 | Umpqua Community College | 1 | 0% | $6,801 |
| 52 | Blue Mountain Community College | 1 | 0% | $6,863 |
| 53 | Michigan State University | 1 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 54 | Oakland Community College | 1 | 0% | $3,858 |
| 55 | Owens Community College | 1 | 0% | $6,610 |
| 56 | Butler Community College | 1 | 0% | $12,930 |
| 57 | Rowan College at Burlington County | 1 | 0% | $5,925 |
| 58 | Saint Paul College | 1 | 0% | $6,761 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Restaurant/Food Services Management program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.