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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for hospitality majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Of the 104 students majoring in hospitality at Iowa State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

On average, hospitality graduates from Iowa State take out $23,187 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $229.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 86% of the students majoring in hospitality at the school are women while 14% are male.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Mizzou take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,127. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $462.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the hospitality majors at the school.

Hospitality majors at UNL take out an average of $21,942 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $345, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Hospitality Management at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 52 students majoring in hospitality at Missouri State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Missouri State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,765.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 85% of the hospitality majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at K -State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,354. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $229.

Full Hospitality Management at Kansas State University Report

Fort Hays State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Of the 28 students majoring in hospitality at FHSU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

On average, hospitality graduates from FHSU take out $28,450 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for hospitality management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Women make up 89% of the hospitality majors at the school.

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#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for hospitality management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 14 students majoring in hospitality at St. Cloud State University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in hospitality at North Dakota State University, 13% are male and 88% are female.

Hospitality majors at North Dakota State University take out an average of $24,582 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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 23 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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