Hospitality Management at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In 2021, 57 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from Kent 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.

Kent State Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Kent State does offer online education options in hospitality for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Kent 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
	34
	40
	110
	117
	182
	204

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from Kent State. This makes it the #33 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from Kent State Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $36,391. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management from Kent State in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Kent State Hospitality Management Master’s Program

Of the 6 hospitality students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Kent State, about 83% were men and 17% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 54% more men than average.

Of the students who received a hospitality master's degree from Kent State, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Kent 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

If you plan to be a hospitality major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kent State University at Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	63

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Construction 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Food Service Managers	8,080	$53,810
Business Professors	3,900	$108,400
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,000	$48,590
Lodging Managers	1,330	$49,320

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.