Missouri contains four schools that offer hospitality management programs. University of Missouri-Columbia, the highest-ranking hospitality management school in MO, has a total student population of 31,237 and is the 820th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 hospitality management schools in Missouri, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Missouri-Columbia comes out as the most expensive ($15,080/yr), with Three Rivers Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,190/yr.
Hospitality Management students from Missouri schools who go on to become hospitality managers, hospitality professionals, hospitaly managers, hotel and hospitality managers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 334,310 people working as hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $19,190. Also, Food preparation and serving related employees make on average $20,880 per year and there are about 11,218,260 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Missouri alone, there are 249,980 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $19,410. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $17,660/yr and there are 5,790 employed.
Also, within the hospitality management schools in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from hospitality management, there are 4755 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,482 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,695, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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