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2023 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 211 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, hospitality management is the #12 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Hospitality Management

#1

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Bradley University the best school in Illinois for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Illinois. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality graduates from DePaul carry an average student debtload of $18,255.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Hospitality majors at Roosevelt take out an average of $20,121 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 447
Ohio 251
Indiana 483
Wisconsin 144

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Focus Areas

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 7 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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