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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

33 Colleges
$20,843 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,551 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the hospitality bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IWU are $9,239 per year.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $304, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year. Hospitality majors at UW - Stout take out an average of $23,619 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year. The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Ferris take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,112.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.

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National Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NLU are $14,169 a year.

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#7

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year. Hospitality majors at Youngstown State University take out an average of $27,558 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Western Illinois University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at GVSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,926. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $253.

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#10

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $14,551 per year.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges 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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