2024 Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in the Plains States Region

Meeting and Event Planning is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #522 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2024 Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Pick Your Meeting and Event Planning Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Meeting and Event Planning in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the meeting and event planning degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Meeting and Event Planning

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Meeting and Event Planning Degrees Awarded

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in meeting and event planning. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in meeting and event planning from Iowa State University

2

Stephens College
Columbia, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66.7% Growth in Graduates

Stephens College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in meeting and event planning. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in meeting and event planning from Stephens College

Best Meeting and Event Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best meeting and event planning schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	1
Missouri	693	7
Iowa	648	86

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Rankings in Majors Related to Meeting and Event Planning

One of 9 majors within the Hospitality Management area of study, Meeting and Event Planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Meeting and Event Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management	415
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	106
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	15
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	7
Restaurant/Food Services Management	3
Tourism and Travel Services Management	2
Casino Management	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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