by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 2,087 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,693 and $24,502 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,086 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Augustine College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region. Saint Augustine College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. National Louis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 45 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region. Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Roosevelt University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 full report on Hospitality Management at Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. IU Kokomo is a small school located in Kokomo, Indiana that handed out 12 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 131 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Winona Lake, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad 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 Grace College and Theological Seminary Hospitality Management Report
With a ranking of #9, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. GVSU is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 90 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Hospitality Management at Grand Valley State University
Central Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Central Michigan
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 177 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Michigan State University
Purdue University Northwest ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Full Purdue University Northwest Hospitality Management Report
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 33 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwood University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Midland, Michigan. It awarded 9 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 27 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan University Hospitality Management Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 14 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Fort Wayne Hospitality Management Report
With a ranking of #21, Madonna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
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Lakeland University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Ashland University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Ashland, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Bradley University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bradley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 6 bachelors’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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