Hospitality Management at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from NSU.

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.

NSU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

NSU Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
	73
	89
	133
	137
	194
	209
	209
	375
	375
	386

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $23,268. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 hospitality students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at NSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NSU 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

Hospitality Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	30

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Business Administration & 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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Food Service Managers	1,410	$64,530
Business Professors	1,240	$80,310
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	400	$42,320
Lodging Managers	400	$68,250

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.