Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida

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 University of Central Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. Of the 2,755 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 725 of them were hospitality management majors.

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.

UCF Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UCF Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how UCF performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at UCF 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
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	2
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	8
	11
	11
	25
	31
	42
	44
	176

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from UCF. This makes it the #3 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCF Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $32,594. 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 UCF

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

UCF Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of hospitality bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at UCF 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	436
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UCF Hospitality Management Master’s Program

The hospitality program at UCF awarded 88 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Of the students who received a hospitality master's degree from UCF, 58% 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 University of Central Florida with a master's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	51
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 3 students 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 University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	535
Meeting and Event Planning	247
Restaurant/Food Services Management	34

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Real Estate
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Food Service Managers	15,260	$61,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	7,540	$48,940
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Lodging Managers	3,150	$63,970

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.