Hospitality Management at Georgia State University

If you plan to study hospitality management, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 45 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia State.

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.

Georgia State Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at Georgia State 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 Georgia State 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
	22
	38
	75
	109
	127
	156

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from Georgia State. This makes it the #18 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Georgia State Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $34,787. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

The hospitality program at Georgia State awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia State Hospitality Management Master’s Program

Of the 18 hospitality students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia State, about 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the hospitality master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia State 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

The following hospitality concentations are available at Georgia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	63

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Taxation
• International Business
• General Sales & Marketing
• Real Estate

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Food Service Managers	9,250	$52,660
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2,700	$50,950
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Lodging Managers	1,100	$64,460

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.