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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in Illinois (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor's in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,363 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general hospitality administration/management programs and 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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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NLU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for National Louis University is $14,957 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $14,607 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid per year to attend EIU.

Full Eastern Illinois University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $16,210 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid per year to attend Western Illinois University.

Full WIU General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#4

Saint Augustine College

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Augustine College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

St. Augustine College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Saint Augustine College is $12,193 for illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Full Saint Augustine College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#5

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Bradley also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Bradley is $25,634 for illinois bachelor’s degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Bradley University

#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roosevelt, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Roosevelt is $22,749 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 25 bachelors’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend DePaul University is $30,090 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 DePaul University

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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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