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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.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best value school in Illinois for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLU are $14,169 per year.

Full Hospitality Management at National Louis University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,297 per year.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in Illinois. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bradley are $36,360 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Bradley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

Full Hospitality Management at Roosevelt University Report

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

Full Hospitality Management at DePaul University Report

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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