by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 989 people earned their degree in meeting and event planning, making the major the 522nd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 531 meeting and event planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in meeting and event planning. That schools that top this list have a program in meeting and event planning in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree meeting and event planning students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s meeting and event planning students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lasell University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major. Lasell is a small school located in Newton, Massachusetts that handed out 12 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major that were part of this year’s ranking, High Point University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in High Point, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meeting and event planning students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Meeting and Event Planning at High Point University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #4 spot on the list. Grace College and Theological Seminary is located in Winona Lake, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Meeting and Event Planning at Grace College and Theological Seminary
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 247 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
SUNY Delhi landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major ranking. Located in Delhi, New York, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s meeting and event planning students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 58 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Meeting and Event Planning at Central Michigan
Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Read full report on Meeting and Event Planning at Iowa State University
With a ranking of #9, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Sagrado is a small school located in Santurce, that handed out 8 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #10, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meeting and event planning students in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meeting and event planning students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Meeting and Event Planning at Pennsylvania College of Technology
Meredith College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Meredith College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Meeting and Event Planning at Lynn University
With a ranking of #14, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. College of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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George Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major ranking, coming in at #15. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Central Washington University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major ranking. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s meeting and event planning students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Meeting and Event Planning at University of North Texas
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