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2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the hospitality associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Hospitality majors at Cincinnati State take out an average of $17,184 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at FVTC accumulate an average of around $12,634 in student debt.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Great Lakes Region . WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

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Lakeshore Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Hospitality majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $13,920 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Macomb Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the city of Warren.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 447
Ohio 251
Illinois 211
Indiana 483
Wisconsin 144

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Hospitality Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 9,593
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 2,122
Tourism and Travel Services Management 1,133
Restaurant/Food Services Management 915
Meeting and Event Planning 915
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 659
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management 444
Resort Management 220
Casino Management 13
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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