Hospitality Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Every hospitality management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the hospitality program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SIUC offers distance education options for hospitality at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how SIUC 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 SIUC 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
	16
	28
	81
	107
	143
	151
	170
	294

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from SIUC Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $33,021. This is less than $36,364, which is the national average of all hospitality majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Hospitality Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hospitality majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in hospitality from SIUC. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in hospitality.

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

SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	21

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	4,420	$52,570
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910
Lodging Managers	1,480	$49,360

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.