2021 Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
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Finding the Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Hospitality Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in hospitality. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent hospitality management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the hospitality management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
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2021 Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
Check out the hospitality programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Hospitality Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Iowa State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional hospitality management students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Iowa State is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,911 students at Iowa State that take at least one class online. 3,155 students are part time.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.1% of North Dakota State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. 2,437 of North Dakota State University students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNL is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending part time.
University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population. Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region list.
About 0.7% of Mizzou students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 students are part time.
Kansas State University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best hospitality management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population. K -State also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.
About 0.9% of K -State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,181 students at K -State that take at least one class online. 3,739 students are part time.
Missouri State University - Springfield comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Missouri State also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.
About 0.8% of Missouri State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. There are roughly 9,136 part time students in attendance at Missouri State.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best hospitality management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 of St. Cloud State University students are attending part time.
Southeast Missouri State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Southeast Missouri State University also made our Best Colleges for Hospitality Management in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 4,277 students at Southeast Missouri State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,685 part time students in attendance at Southeast Missouri State University.
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).
