General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kent State University at Kent

What traits are you looking for in a hotel and restaurant management school? To help you decide if Kent State University at Kent is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's hotel and restaurant management program.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management from Kent State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Hospitality Administration/Management section at the bottom of this page.

Kent State General Hospitality Administration/Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management
• Master’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

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.

Kent State does offer online education options in hotel and restaurant management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State General Hospitality Administration/Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hotel and restaurant management programs across the country. The following shows how Kent State performed in these rankings.

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 hotel and restaurant management major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Hospitality Administration/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
	13
	21
	22
	63
	72
	74
	89
	173

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from Kent State. This makes it the #21 most popular school for hotel and restaurant management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Hotel & Restaurant Management Student Demographics at Kent State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hotel and restaurant management majors at Kent State University at Kent.

Kent State General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of hotel and restaurant management bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management 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 hotel and restaurant management.

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 General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 hotel and restaurant management majors earned their master's degree from Kent State. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hotel and restaurant management 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 hotel and restaurant management 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 hotel and restaurant management.

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 hotel and restaurant management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Hotel & Restaurant Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in hotel and restaurant management 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
Food Service Managers	8,080	$53,810
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.