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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois

22 Colleges
$39,459 Avg Salary
$25,431 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Illinois to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named National Louis University the most popular school in Illinois for hospitality management students. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at NLU take out is $30,900.

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#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 22 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.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Roosevelt accumulate an average of around $22,627 in student debt.

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#3

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois list. COD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for hospitality management students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Hospitality majors at DePaul take out an average of $23,128 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for hospitality management students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Hospitality majors at SIUC take out an average of $25,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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William Rainey Harper College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

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#7

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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Moraine Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois ranking. MVCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

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#9

Saint Augustine College

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, Saint Augustine College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. St. Augustine College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Illinois list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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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 22 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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