Hospitality management programs in Wisconsin

20 hospitality management programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

13 schools offer these hospitality management programs, and Wisconsin has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Lodging managers make sure guests have a pleasant stay and that a hotel or other lodging runs well. Some start with a high school diploma and several years of hotel work; an associate degree or certificate in hotel, restaurant or hospitality management can qualify you at smaller properties.¹

In Wisconsin, 9 of the 20 programs take students without a high school diploma and 11 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 20 programs here are hospitality management (associate degree, 12 programs), hospitality and hotel management certificate or course (6 programs), hospitality program (level not stated, 1 program) and restaurant and food service management certificate or course (1 program).

See the 20 programs

How much do hospitality management programs cost in Wisconsin?

Two-year degrees (12 programs): $9,470 to $10,484most of them, usually 64 to 71 weeks long
Other hospitality management programs (7 programs): $2,183 to $4,446most of them, usually 15 to 28 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program: 48%
Working 6 months later: 71%
Earned a year, estimated: about $28,400
Length: 29 to 64 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Wisconsin may also offer hospitality management programs. How these figures are made

Are there free hospitality management programs in Wisconsin?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 4 people at 1 of the 20 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Two-year degrees here mostly cost $9,470 to $10,484.Other hospitality management programs here mostly cost $2,183 to $4,446.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

How to pay for hospitality management programs in Wisconsin

WIOA funding can pay for hospitality management programs in Wisconsin

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for hospitality management programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for hospitality management programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Hospitality management programs in Wisconsin

programs with a price cost under $5,000: 5 of 20
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 20th of 20
most hospitality management programs of any state, after Ohio: 2nd

State comparisons use the same figures as the hospitality management programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Hospitality management programs in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and other Wisconsin cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 more programs are in 2 other areas, 1 in smaller cities and towns and 3 online.

Other training in Wisconsin

How hospitality management programs compare with the rest of food and hospitality: Culinary and hospitality programs in Wisconsin

Where the Wisconsin hospitality management program numbers come from

Which Wisconsin hospitality management programs are on this list?

These are the hospitality management programs Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Wisconsin offers.

How the prices and results of Wisconsin hospitality management programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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Hospitality management programs in Wisconsin

How much do hospitality management programs cost in Wisconsin?

Are there free hospitality management programs in Wisconsin?

All 20 hospitality management programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding