2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
The Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools
Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Iowa State take out is $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.
The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Iowa carry an average student debt load of $25,522. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $461.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Missouri State carry an average student debt load of $23,447.
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 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $22,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $614.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
On average, hospitality graduates from UNL take out $21,412 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $199.
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Kansas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a large student population.
While working on their degree, hospitality majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $24,250 in student debt.
Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Kirkwood Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
On average, hospitality graduates from Southeast Missouri State University take out $18,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
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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 Related Majors
Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.
Hospitality Concentrations
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.
- 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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