by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for hospitality management students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 112 bachelor's degrees in hospitality management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for hospitality management students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in hospitality management.
It's hard to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the hospitality program earn an average of $37,025 in their early career salary.
More information about a bachelor’s in hospitality management from Iowa State University
It is difficult to beat Mount Mercy University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a bachelor’s in hospitality management from Mount Mercy University
Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 228 | 161 |
| Minnesota | 215 | 21 |
| Kansas | 184 | 75 |
| Nebraska | 180 | 125 |
| North Dakota | 149 | 8 |
| South Dakota | 148 | 8 |
Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Meeting and Event Planning | 86 |
| General Hospitality Administration/Management | 18 |
| Other Hospitality Administration/Management | 8 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1,658 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 960 |
| Marketing | 804 |
| Accounting | 728 |
| Human Resource Management | 367 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 340 |
| General Business/Commerce | 271 |
| Management Information Systems | 76 |
| International Business | 58 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 45 |
