Hospitality Management at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from Ferris.

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.

Ferris Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Hospitality (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Ferris Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how Ferris performed in these rankings.

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 Ferris 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
	43
	112
	129
	228

Earnings of Ferris Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $32,859. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 hospitality majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ferris. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris 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

If you plan to be a hospitality major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ferris State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	33

Related Majors

• Insurance
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Food Service Managers	4,590	$61,800
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2,720	$47,090
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140
Lodging Managers	970	$58,550

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.