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2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Iowa

11 Colleges
$37,025 Avg Salary
$25,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

With 248 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, hospitality management is the #45 most popular major in Iowa.

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.

The Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Iowa to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in Iowa for hospitality management students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hospitality majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $229.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

On average, hospitality graduates from Iowa take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $344, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Iowa list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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#4

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Iowa list. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

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Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Hawkeye Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools in Iowa list. Hawkeye Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Waterloo.

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#8

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular hospitality management programs. Located in the town of Estherville, Iowa Lakes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for hospitality management students. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Indian Hills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Ottumwa, IHCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 174
Minnesota 34
Kansas 85
Nebraska 125
North Dakota 8
South Dakota 10

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 11 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).
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