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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

63 Master's Degrees

If you plan on getting your master's degree in hospitality management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #118 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 master's degrees in hospitality management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Hospitality Management School for Your Master's Degree

The hospitality master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for hospitality management, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for hospitality management.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in hospitality management.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Hospitality Students Working on Their Master's

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

30 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in hospitality management. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in hospitality management in Indiana.

There were roughly 30 hospitality management individuals who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Purdue University - Main Campus

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#2 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Kent State University at Kent if you want to pursue a master's degree in hospitality management. Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in hospitality management in Ohio.

There were approximately 10 hospitality management individuals who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Kent State University at Kent

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in hospitality management needs to check out DePaul University. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in hospitality management in Illinois.

There were approximately 9 hospitality management individuals who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in hospitality management from DePaul University

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IL

#2 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Roosevelt University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in hospitality management. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in hospitality management in Illinois.

There were roughly 7 hospitality management individuals who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Roosevelt University

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IN

#2 Best Quality In IN

Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in hospitality management in Indiana.

There were approximately 4 hospitality management individuals who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the town of Athens. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in hospitality management in Ohio.

There were roughly 2 hospitality management individuals who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Ohio University - Athens Campus

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in hospitality management in Michigan.

There were approximately 1 hospitality management students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Eastern Michigan University

Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH

#3 Most Popular In OH

Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Tiffin. More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Tiffin University

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

#1 Most Popular In WI

UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie. More information about a master’s in hospitality management from University of Wisconsin - Stout

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

#3 Most Popular In OH

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. More information about a master’s in hospitality management from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the most popular hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	219	23
Michigan	203	10
Ohio	195	9
Indiana	181	22
Wisconsin	166	0

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Hospitality Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	30
General Hospitality Administration/Management	29
Meeting and Event Planning	4

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	16,628
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3,411
General Business/Commerce	3,159
Accounting	2,405
Human Resource Management	1,325
Finance & Financial Management	662
Marketing	576
Management Information Systems	395
Taxation	134
Other Business, Management & Marketing	99

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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