Hotel/Motel Administration/Management at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every hotel/motel administration/management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the hotel/motel administration/management program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. In 2021, 108 hotel/motel administration/management majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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

Purdue Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Master’s Degree in Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Doctorate Degree in Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

Purdue Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hotel/motel administration/management programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue 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 hotel/motel administration/management major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Hotel/Motel 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
	2
	2
	2
	3
	9
	13
	24

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in hotel/motel administration/management from Purdue. This makes it the #2 most popular school for hotel/motel administration/management master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in hotel/motel administration/management, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hotel/motel administration/management majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of hotel/motel administration/management bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hotel/motel administration/management at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in hotel/motel administration/management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	75
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Purdue Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 hotel/motel administration/management majors earned their master's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in hotel/motel administration/management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in hotel/motel administration/management. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in hotel/motel administration/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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Food Service Managers	3,180	$52,280
Lodging Managers	480	$42,130

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.