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 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 23 | 4% | $49,740 |
| 19 | St Petersburg College | 23 | 0% | $4,282 |
| 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 | Lake Land College | 12 | 0% | $4,470 |
| 28 | Quinsigamond Community College | 12 | 1% | $6,546 |
| 29 | Parkland College | 12 | 1% | $6,120 |
| 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 | North Idaho College | 5 | 0% | $14,862 |
| 39 | Houston Community College | 5 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 40 | Nashua Community College | 4 | 1% | $9,016 |
| 41 | Grayson College | 3 | 0% | $13,230 |
| 42 | Johnson & Wales University-Denver | 3 | 1% | $48,429 |
| 43 | Saint Louis Community College | 3 | 0% | $4,315 |
| 44 | Scottsdale Community College | 2 | 0% | $3,494 |
| 45 | Triton College | 2 | 0% | $5,610 |
| 46 | Gwinnett Technical College | 2 | 0% | $4,722 |
| 47 | Johnson & Wales University-North Miami | 2 | 1% | $48,429 |
| 48 | Platt College-OKC-Memorial | 2 | 2% | N/A |
| 49 | University of Akron Main Campus | 2 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 50 | Northampton County Area Community College | 2 | 0% | $19,774 |
| 51 | Michigan State University | 1 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 52 | Umpqua Community College | 1 | 0% | $6,801 |
| 53 | Butler Community College | 1 | 0% | $12,930 |
| 54 | Saint Paul College | 1 | 0% | $6,761 |
| 55 | Owens Community College | 1 | 0% | $6,610 |
| 56 | Rowan College at Burlington County | 1 | 0% | $5,925 |
| 57 | Blue Mountain Community College | 1 | 0% | $6,863 |
| 58 | Oakland Community College | 1 | 0% | $3,858 |
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.