Hospitality Schools in Indiana
Indiana contains
twelve
schools that offer hospitality programs.
Purdue University-Main Campus,
the highest-ranking hospitality school in IN, has a total student population of 41,052 and
is the
81st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 12 hospitality schools
in Indiana,
only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
University of Indianapolis comes out as the most expensive ($17,617/yr),
with Purdue University-Calumet Campus as the lowest recorded at only $7,893/yr.
Hospitality students from Indiana schools who go on to become
hospitality managers,
caterers,
event planners,
wedding planners, 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 Indiana alone, there are
260,050 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of
$19,200. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn
$17,200/yr and there are 8,570 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools
in Indiana, the average student population is 3,200 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from hospitality,
there are 4523 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,471 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,867, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Hospitality Programs in Indiana
Purdue University-Main Campus
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
University of Indianapolis
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Purdue University-Calumet Campus
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Vincennes University
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Southwest
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Northwest
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-East Central
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Ivy Tech Community College-Northcentral
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Indiana Interesting Facts
- The first long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner averaged 75 miles an hour and won a 1st place prize of $14,000. Today the average speed is over 167 miles an hour and the prize is more than $1.2 million. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the site of the greatest spectacle in sports, the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 is held every Memorial Day weekend in the Hoosier capital city. The race is 200 laps or 500 miles long.
- Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. He lived most of his boyhood life in Spencer County with his parents Thomas and Nancy.
- Explorers Lewis and Clark set out from Fort Vincennes on their exploration of the Northwest Territory.
- The movie "Hard Rain" was filmed in Huntingburg.
- During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation.
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