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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
$28,401 Avg Salary
$22,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #65 most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Hospitality Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the hospitality associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 27% are male.

Hospitality majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $18,939 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Hospitality Management at Ivy Tech Community College Report

Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Sinclair Community College

Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbus State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 94% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at Columbus State Community College Report

Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 95% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Full Hospitality Management at Madison Area Technical College Report

#5

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public school with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 37% are male.

Full Hospitality Management at College of DuPage Report

Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 95% of the hospitality majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at FVTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,878.

Full Hospitality Management at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 42% are male.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree hospitality management programs. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Of the 11 students majoring in hospitality at Cuyahoga Community College District, 18% are male and 82% are female.

On average, hospitality graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District take out $24,943 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Cuyahoga Community College District

William Rainey Harper College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree hospitality management programs. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in hospitality at Harper College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Hospitality Management at William Rainey Harper College Report

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 447
Ohio 251
Illinois 211
Indiana 483
Wisconsin 144

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

Majors Similar 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 25 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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