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Hospitality Management at Iowa State University

If you are interested in studying hospitality management, you may want to check out the program at Iowa State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,648 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 104 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.

Iowa State Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Hospitality Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at Iowa 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
5
23
25
32
50
52
84

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in hospitality from Iowa State. This is the #50 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Iowa State Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $37,025. This is 2% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

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Hospitality Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 hospitality majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa State. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 83
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Iowa State Hospitality Management Master’s Program

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in hospitality from Iowa State.

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

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

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Meeting and Event Planning 86
General Hospitality Administration/Management 22

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Food Service Managers 2,140 $46,620
Business Professors 1,110 $114,450
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 830 $44,770
Lodging Managers 470 $47,350

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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