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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Michigan

19 Colleges
$35,084 Avg Salary
$25,708 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

Hospitality Management is the #60 most popular major in Michigan with 447 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Michigan 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.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in Michigan for hospitality management students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Michigan State take out is $21,880. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $414.

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Out of the 19 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Hospitality majors at GVSU take out an average of $24,428 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $253, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great place for hospitality management students. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Central Michigan take out is $30,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $304.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Michigan list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Ferris accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Michigan. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

On average, hospitality graduates from Eastern Michigan take out $23,942 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Northwood University

Midland, MI

Northwood University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the small city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Northern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at Northern Michigan University take out is $27,000.

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#8

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Macomb Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

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#8

Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor, MI

With a ranking of #8, Lake Michigan College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. LMC is a small public school located in the rural area of Benton Harbor.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 19 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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