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Best Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$39,459 Avg Salary
$25,431 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 211 degrees and certificates were awarded to hospitality management students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #113 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for hospitality majors pursuing a .

Top Illinois Schools in Hospitality Management

#1

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Bradley University the best school in Illinois for hospitality management students. 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 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 city of Chicago.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from DePaul carry an average student debtload of $23,128.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at SIUC take out is $25,500.

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#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at Roosevelt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Illinois. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Hospitality majors at Roosevelt take out an average of $22,627 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Hospitality majors at NLU take out an average of $30,900 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #6 on the list. WIU is a moderately-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 Schools in Illinois ranking. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant 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

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

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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