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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$8,946 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for hospitality majors pursuing a associate degree.

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 large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year. Hospitality majors at FVTC take out an average of $9,878 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FVTC is ranked #5 for overall quality for hospitality in the Great Lakes Region .

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeshore Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTC are $6,056 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great value for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WCTC is 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 school 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 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

With a ranking of #8, Oakland Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each 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 large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year.

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Gateway Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,803 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best 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

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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