2025 Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
387Hotel & Restaurant Management Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #92 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general hospitality administration/management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 387 degrees in general hospitality administration/management annually.
Choosing a Great General Hospitality Administration/Management School
Your choice of general hospitality administration/management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Hospitality Administration/Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Hospitality Administration/Management Rankings by Degree Level
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 General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of hotel & restaurant management degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Hotel & Restaurant Management
Iowa State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
Missouri State University - Springfield is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This university ranks 10th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 91 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general hospitality administration/management. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 58 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in general hospitality administration/management needs to look into Bellevue University. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 71 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 18th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 5 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at Normandale Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #382 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 13 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 10 general hospitality administration/management students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of general hospitality administration/management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Hospitality Administration/Management School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
