by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 17,689 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,874 and had an average of $22,906 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 260 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,459 and $25,431 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in hospitality management.
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The hospitality school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree hospitality students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois list. COD is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 19 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Richland Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Decatur, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Triton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois list. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Moraine Valley Community College is located in Palos Hills, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Joliet Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois list. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Highland Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois list. Highland Community College is located in Freeport, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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Parkland College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. Lincoln Land Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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