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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

61 Colleges
$33,114 Avg Salary
$22,163 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management 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.

The Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for business students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Hospitality Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools

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

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debtload of $21,815. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $619, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Purdue take out is $35,236. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $396, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management 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.

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#6

Northwood University

Midland, MI

With a ranking of #6, Northwood University did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students. Located in the small city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

Hospitality majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $24,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

With a ranking of #8, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from Ohio State take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
12 DePaul University Chicago, IL

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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