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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$21,815 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Hospitality Management

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Hospitality Management at University of Iowa Report

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management schools 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 2 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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