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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$10,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,185 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

With 483 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, hospitality management is the #50 most popular major in Indiana.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana

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

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN
$4,637 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $4,637 per year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,828.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Hospitality majors at Purdue take out an average of $18,776 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $292.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana list.

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#3

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
$6,449 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,827 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Kokomo is a great value for hospitality management students. IU Kokomo is a small public school located in the small city of Kokomo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Kokomo are $7,827 per year. Hospitality majors at IU Kokomo take out an average of $24,404 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $10,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, hospitality graduates from IUPUI take out $25,039 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $149.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
$10,290 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Ball State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Ball State carry an average student debtload of $24,250.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ball State also is in the top 20% of our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana ranking.

Full Hospitality Management at Ball State University Report

$8,857 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

PFW undergraduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, hospitality majors at PFW accumulate an average of around $26,204 in student debt.

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$9,239 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

IWU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,239 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Report

$7,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University Northwest came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Purdue Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $7,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,960 Average Tuition & Fees

International Business College - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value hospitality management programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, International Business College - Indianapolis is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at International Business College - Indianapolis are $13,960 a 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
Illinois 211
Wisconsin 144

One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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