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Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$22,229 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,551 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Hospitality Management

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great value for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Bradley undergraduate students pay an average of $36,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roosevelt are $31,493 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality graduates from Roosevelt carry an average student debtload of $23,711.

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DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

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Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

  • 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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