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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana

11 Colleges
$30,185 Avg Salary
$22,791 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

With 483 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, hospitality management is the #50 most popular major in Indiana.

With all the 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in Indiana for hospitality management students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Hospitality majors at Purdue take out an average of $18,776 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from IUPUI take out $25,039 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $149.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Ball State carry an average student debtload of $24,250.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 11 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,828.

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The excellent programs at Grace College and Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Indiana. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona Lake.

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With a ranking of #6, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at PFW accumulate an average of around $26,204 in student debt.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best hospitality management programs. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students. IU Kokomo is a small public school located in the city of Kokomo.

Hospitality majors at IU Kokomo take out an average of $24,404 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana list. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the remote town of Vincennes.

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Purdue University Northwest came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 447
Ohio 251
Illinois 211
Wisconsin 144

One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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