2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You
With 174 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, hospitality management is the #81 most popular major in Missouri.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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. 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 Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality 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 degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Missouri State carry an average student debtload of $26,000.
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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Hospitality majors at Mizzou take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $462, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Missouri rankings.
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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Southeast Missouri State University carry an average student debtload of $22,250.
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The excellent programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Three Rivers College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Missouri list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Three Rivers College are $6,510 a year.
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Stephens College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stephens are $24,570 a year.
Stephens not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Hospitality Management Schools in Missouri list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 |
| Kansas | 85 |
| Iowa | 248 |
| Nebraska | 125 |
| North Dakota | 8 |
| South Dakota | 10 |
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Majors Related to Hospitality
Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Hospitality
| 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 6 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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