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2022 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
75 Associate Degrees
Hospitality Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #47 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 75 associate degrees in hospitality management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Hospitality Management School for Your Associate Degree

Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Illinois Your choice of hospitality management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality hospitality program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

  • Major Focus - How much a school focuses on hospitality management students vs. other majors.
  • Major Demand - The number of hospitality management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
  • Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
  • Student Debt - How much debt hospitality management students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized hospitality management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for hospitality management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The hospitality school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Illinois.

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Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Hospitality Management in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in hospitality management.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Hospitality

9 Annual Graduates

William Rainey Harper College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in hospitality management. Harper College is a large public college located in the suburb of Palatine.More information about a associate in hospitality management from William Rainey Harper College

#2

Triton College

River Grove, IL
6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Triton College if you want to pursue an associate degree in hospitality management. Triton College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of River Grove.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Triton College

#3

Parkland College

Champaign, IL
5 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Parkland College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in hospitality management. Located in the city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Parkland College

6 Annual Graduates

Moraine Valley Community College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in hospitality management. MVCC is a large public college located in the suburb of Palos Hills.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Moraine Valley Community College

Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 190 103
Michigan 187 42
Indiana 131 180
Wisconsin 112 58

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Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Hospitality Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management 39
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 17
Restaurant/Food Services Management 11
Tourism and Travel Services Management 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 1,044
Accounting 215
General Business/Commerce 214
Business Support & Assistant Services 136
General Sales & Marketing 57
Construction Management 35
Human Resource Management 32
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 17
Management Information Systems 16
Entrepreneurial Studies 14

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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