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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 221 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 142 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general hospitality administration/management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general hospitality administration/management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. EIU is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $11,316 for illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Eastern Illinois University.

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#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $14,526 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. National Louis University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k list, NLU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $14,403 for illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NLU.

Full NLU General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#4

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Bradley has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bradley is $18,232 for illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Bradley University

#5

Saint Augustine College

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Augustine College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. St. Augustine College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k list, St. Augustine College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Augustine College is $12,491 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Saint Augustine College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Roosevelt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Roosevelt University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $30-$48k list, Roosevelt has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $20,330 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Roosevelt.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 25 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $25,842 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend DePaul.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full DePaul General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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