2021 Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in hospitality. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hospitality management programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying hospitality.
Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Purdue University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional hospitality management students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population. Purdue also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 19,239 students take at least one class online at Purdue. 7,612 of Purdue students are attending part time.
Full Hospitality Management at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Stout. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie. UW - Stout not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.9% of UW - Stout students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,297 students at UW - Stout that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,074 part time students in attendance at UW - Stout.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Roosevelt University. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Roosevelt also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 1,651 students at Roosevelt that take at least one class online. 983 of Roosevelt students are attending part time.
Full Hospitality Management at Roosevelt University Report
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to DePaul University. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.
Full Hospitality Management at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best hospitality management schools for non-traditional students. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.2% of Central Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,727 students at Central Michigan that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,991 part time students in attendance at Central Michigan.
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Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.
The student loan default rate at Kent State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. About 6,651 of the students at Kent State are attending part time.
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Grand Valley State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.
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