Hospitality Management at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. Of the 1,417 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in 2021, 41 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.

GMU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

GMU Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at GMU 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 GMU 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
	19
	22
	46
	104
	265
	372

Earnings of GMU Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $42,258. This is 16% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 hospitality majors earned their bachelor's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU 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 George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Tourism and Travel Services Management	41

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Human Resource Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,870	$60,830
Food Service Managers	3,280	$65,800
Lodging Managers	890	$65,980

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.