by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 2,087 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,693 and $24,502 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 83 colleges that offered a degree in hospitality management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their hospitality management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saint Augustine College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin that handed out 59 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Out of the 83 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Roosevelt University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 4 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Hospitality Management Report
Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 195 degrees to qualified ’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%.
Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Hospitality Management Report
Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region 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%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Grace College and Theological Seminary
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Central Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Lake Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. LMC is a small school located in Benton Harbor, Michigan that handed out 5 ’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.
With a ranking of #12, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 177 ’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%.
With a ranking of #13, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 32 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 137 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 ranking of #15, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Terra State Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Terra Community College is a small school located in Fremont, Ohio that handed out 4 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Terra State Community College Hospitality Management Report
Ferris State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Ferris State University
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 63 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Kent State University at Kent
Northwood University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwood University is located in Midland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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%.
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Youngstown State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Youngstown State University
International Business College - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. International Business College - Indianapolis is a small school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 1 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full International Business College - Indianapolis Hospitality Management Report
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Madison College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 34 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Madison Area Technical College Hospitality Management Report
Eastern Michigan University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Michigan University Hospitality Management Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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