Hospitality Management at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a hospitality school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's hospitality program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 229 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Hospitality Management section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality
• Master’s Degree in Hospitality
• Doctorate Degree in Hospitality

Cornell Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Hospitality Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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	5
	7
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	9
	10
	31
	50

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from Cornell. This makes it the #5 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $66,090. This is 82% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hospitality majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 229 hospitality students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cornell, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical hospitality bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	92
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Cornell Hospitality Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a master's degree in hospitality from Cornell. About 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

If you plan to be a hospitality major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	277

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Hospitality Grads May Go Into

A degree in hospitality can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	10,340	$67,990
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Food Service Managers	8,850	$77,760
Lodging Managers	780	$86,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.