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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$36,551 Avg Salary
$24,006 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 211 degrees and certificates were awarded to hospitality management students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #113 most popular major in the state.

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 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named National Louis University the most popular school in Illinois for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in hospitality at NLU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 32 students majoring in hospitality at Roosevelt, 34% are male and 66% are female.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Roosevelt take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,711.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in hospitality at SIUC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Hospitality Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular hospitality management schools in Illinois. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 17 students majoring in hospitality at DePaul, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

Saint Augustine College

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Augustine College is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Augustine College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 70% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

About 71% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#7

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

Of the 6 students majoring in hospitality at Bradley, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#8

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Full Hospitality Management at Eastern Illinois University Report

Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 447
Ohio 251
Indiana 483
Wisconsin 144

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 8 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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