Hospitality Management at Fort Hays State University

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from FHSU.

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.

FHSU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FHSU does offer online courses in hospitality for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FHSU Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at FHSU 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 FHSU 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
	14
	25
	25
	81
	93
	116
	128
	139
	143
	278
	307

Earnings of FHSU Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at FHSU is $30,302. This is less than $36,364, which is the national average of all hospitality majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Hospitality Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in hospitality from FHSU. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men. The typical hospitality bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	28

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Finance & Financial 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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	960	$42,470
Food Service Managers	790	$54,870
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Lodging Managers	140	$49,440

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.