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2026 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Wisconsin

[Hospitality Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong hospitality management education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools to find the best return on investment for hospitality management students.

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• Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Wisconsin

2026 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in Wisconsin

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the hospitality management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Hospitality Management Schools

1

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

$4,977 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,812 Avg Student Debt

$45,413 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Madison Area Technical College the best value for a degree in hospitality management in Wisconsin. Madison Area Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Madison. Students from in state pay about $4,977 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $7,141. Hospitality Management graduates carry a median of $16,812 in student loans. Soon after graduation, hospitality management degree recipients from Madison Area Technical College generally make around $44,279. Set against $16,812 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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University Of Wisconsin Stout
Menomonie, WI

$10,701 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,225 Avg Student Debt

$58,084 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Wisconsin Stout came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value hospitality management schools. Set in the town of Menomonie, University Of Wisconsin Stout is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,701, compared with $19,265 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for hospitality management graduates is $25,225. Early-career hospitality management graduates make about $43,359. That is a strong return on a $25,225 median debt. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 15 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.