Missouri contains eight schools that offer hospitality programs. Lindenwood University, the highest-ranking hospitality school in MO, has a total student population of 10,408 and is the 481st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 8 hospitality schools in Missouri, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Louis University-Main Campus comes out as the most expensive ($31,255/yr), with Three Rivers Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,190/yr.
Hospitality students from Missouri 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 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 schools in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from hospitality, 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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