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2021 Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
953 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,586 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in hospitality. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hospitality management programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying hospitality.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Purdue University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional hospitality management students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population. Purdue also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Stout. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie. UW - Stout not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 3,297 students take at least one class online at UW - Stout. About 2,074 of the students at UW - Stout are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Roosevelt University. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Roosevelt also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Roosevelt is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,651 students at Roosevelt that take at least one class online. There are roughly 983 part time students in attendance at Roosevelt.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to DePaul University. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. There are roughly 6,671 part time students in attendance at IUPUI.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best hospitality management schools for non-traditional students. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,991 part time students in attendance at Central Michigan.

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Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 15,625 students at Kent State that take at least one class online. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.

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Grand Valley State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at GVSU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. 3,880 of GVSU students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 428
Ohio 130
Illinois 139
Indiana 322
Wisconsin 67

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 15 schools only.

References

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