Kansas contains four schools that offer hospitality programs. Kansas State University, the highest-ranking hospitality school in KS, has a total student population of 23,581 and is the 875th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 hospitality schools in Kansas, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Kansas State University comes out as the most expensive ($13,354/yr), with Colby Community College as the lowest recorded at only $6,131/yr.
Hospitality students from Kansas 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 Kansas alone, there are 113,590 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $19,050. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $17,100/yr and there are 3,210 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from hospitality, there are 2989 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,054, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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