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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region

28 Colleges
$35,338 Avg Salary
$22,622 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Hospitality majors at Iowa take out an average of $25,522 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $461.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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The excellent programs at Dakota County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Plains States Region . DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $22,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $614.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Iowa State carry an average student debtload of $20,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $254, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Hospitality majors at UNL take out an average of $21,412 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $199.

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#7

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, MN

Normandale Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a large student population.

Hospitality majors at K -State take out an average of $24,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from South Dakota State carry an average student debtload of $24,769.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 34
Missouri 169
Iowa 142
Kansas 85
Nebraska 125
South Dakota 10
North Dakota 8

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

Majors Similar to Hospitality

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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