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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$19,615 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,551 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, hospitality management was ranked #65 in the country. In fact 17,689 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for hospitality students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year.

Bellevue University also took the #3 spot in our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 per year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year. On average, hospitality graduates from North Dakota State University take out $24,582 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Hospitality Management at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great value for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FHSU are $15,870 a year. On average, hospitality graduates from FHSU take out $28,450 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year. On average, hospitality graduates from Missouri State take out $25,765 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #7, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,010 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Saint Cloud State University Report

With a ranking of #8, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $15,285 per year.

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Iowa State 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 #9 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year. On average, hospitality graduates from Iowa State take out $23,187 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $229.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year. Hospitality majors at UNL take out an average of $21,942 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $345, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 174
Minnesota 34
Kansas 85
Iowa 248
Nebraska 125
North Dakota 8
South Dakota 10

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 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

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