Hospitality Management at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 17 of them were hospitality management majors.

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.

DePaul Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

DePaul Hospitality Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at DePaul 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
	6
	19
	27
	30
	41
	42
	62
	194

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from DePaul. This makes it the #27 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $43,199. This is 19% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in hospitality from DePaul. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at DePaul are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its hospitality bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

DePaul Hospitality Management Master’s Program

Of the 9 hospitality students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DePaul, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	26

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Real Estate
• Taxation

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	4,420	$52,570
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910
Lodging Managers	1,480	$49,360

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.