by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kentucky, there were 79 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,828 and $24,081 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in hospitality management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular hospitality management programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Kentucky” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky hospitality students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Kentucky list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Kentucky list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sullivan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Hospitality Major in Kentucky. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 21 ’s hospitality degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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