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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree 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 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the hospitality bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the hospitality majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $19,507 in student debt. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the hospitality majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $21,889 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $614.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Of the 71 students majoring in hospitality at Bellevue University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 79% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 21% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $19,092 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $199.

Full Hospitality Management at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 29% are male.

Hospitality majors at Missouri State take out an average of $23,937 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for hospitality management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the hospitality majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $22,630 in student debt.

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Fort Hays State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 20% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality graduates from FHSU carry an average student debt load of $24,515.

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Southeast Missouri State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for hospitality management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in hospitality at St. Cloud State University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Hospitality majors at St. Cloud State University take out an average of $17,990 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

Of the 11 students majoring in hospitality at Mount Mercy, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Full Hospitality Management at Mount Mercy University Report

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management schools 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 23 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

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