Hospitality Administration/Management at Missouri Valley College

Borrowing roughly $24,500 to earn around $36,500 in your first year places this program squarely in the middle of what hospitality management degrees deliver nationally. Missouri Valley College's estimated outcomes—drawn from just three comparable programs across Missouri—suggest a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.67, meaning graduates would spend about eight months of gross income to cover their educational debt. That's manageable, though not exceptional.

The challenge here is the thin data. With outcomes estimated from a handful of peer programs rather than Missouri Valley's actual graduates, parents should recognize they're making decisions based on what similar schools achieve, not what this specific program delivers. Missouri's hospitality programs show a tight range—top performer Mizzou averages just $2,500 more than the state median—which suggests the field itself constrains starting salaries more than individual schools boost them. Hospitality careers often reward experience and people skills over institutional prestige, which can work in favor of smaller schools but also means your child won't necessarily out-earn peers from less expensive programs.

The practical math works if your student keeps debt near the estimated $24,500 and enters the field committed to climbing quickly. But with no direct evidence of how Missouri Valley's specific curriculum, internship network, or career services perform, you're essentially betting on the broader stability of Missouri hospitality programs rather than proven outcomes from this campus.