2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 374 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 268 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend South Dakota State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Southwest Minnesota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,397 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students per year to attend Southwest Minnesota State University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bellevue University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,616 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students per year to attend Bellevue University.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Fort Hays State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 23 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.
FHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fort Hays State University is $12,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $16,725 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
Full Missouri State General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
Full Southeast Missouri State University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Saint Cloud State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
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Kansas State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students list, UNL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #13, Hastings College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Hastings did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hastings is $21,670 for plains states region bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students.
Full Hastings General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Westminster College Missouri ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fulton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.
Westminster Fulton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Westminster Fulton is $22,160 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Westminster College Missouri
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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