2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You
Hospitality Management is the #65 most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year.
Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year. Hospitality majors at FVTC take out an average of $9,878 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
FVTC also took the #5 spot in our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year.
Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Lakeshore Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Great Lakes Region . LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cincinnati State also is in the top 10% of our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.
NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Oakland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,908 in tuition and fees each year.
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Gateway Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year.
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Request InformationBest Hospitality Management Colleges by State
Explore the best hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 447 |
| Ohio | 251 |
| Illinois | 211 |
| Indiana | 483 |
| Wisconsin | 144 |
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Hospitality Management Related Majors for Hospitality
One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Hospitality
| 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 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).
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