Nebraska contains one school that offers hospitality programs. University of Nebraska-Lincoln has a total student population of 24,100 and is the 840th highest ranked school in America.
Hospitality students from Nebraska 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 Nebraska alone, there are 75,390 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $18,880. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $17,580/yr and there are 1,910 employed.
Also, within the hospitality schools in Nebraska, the average student population is 2,686 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from hospitality, there are 1891 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,500 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,844, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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