by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota” 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 Minnesota, there were 37 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota hospitality students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota list. Marshall, Minnesota 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.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Hospitality Management Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 10 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College Hospitality Management Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 14 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 St. Cloud State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State College Southeast. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota. Minnesota State College Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 1 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Paul College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 4 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Saint Paul College
Dakota County Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota ranking. Dakota County Technical College is a public institution located in Rosemount, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Central College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota list. Located in North Mankato, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s hospitality students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at South Central College
University of Minnesota - Crookston ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Metropolitan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Hospitality Major in Minnesota list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s hospitality degrees to 0 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 Metropolitan State University Hospitality Management Report
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