by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Hospitality Management is the 66th most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Indiana, there were 673 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,185 and $22,791 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana” ranking, we looked at 11 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Kokomo. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana. IU Kokomo is a small school located in Kokomo, Indiana that handed out 12 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #2 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 195 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Hospitality Management Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Grace College and Theological Seminary landed the #3 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 ’s hospitality 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Hammond, Indiana. It awarded 32 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 137 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
International Business College - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Full International Business College - Indianapolis Hospitality Management Report
Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #7. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 29 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ivy Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 240 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ivy Tech Community College Hospitality Management Report
Vincennes University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana ranking. Vincennes, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Vincennes University
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Indiana ranking. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Hospitality Management Report
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