2025 Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on majoring in meeting and event planning, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #522 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 106 degrees in meeting and event planning annually.

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Pick Your Meeting and Event Planning Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Meeting and Event Planning Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Meeting and Event Planning in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of meeting and event planning degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Meeting and Event Planning

1

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Meeting and Event Planning Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Central Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in meeting and event planning. Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant.More information about a degree in meeting and event planning from Central Michigan University

2

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Northeast Wisconsin Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in meeting and event planning. NWTC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.More information about a degree in meeting and event planning from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Best Meeting and Event Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best meeting and event planning schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	15
Michigan	915	58
Indiana	737	14
Wisconsin	672	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Meeting and Event Planning

One of 9 majors within the Hospitality Management area of study, Meeting and Event Planning has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Meeting and Event Planning

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management	858
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	295
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	207
Tourism and Travel Services Management	188
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	44
Resort Management	30
Restaurant/Food Services Management	22
Casino Management	3
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management	1

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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).
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