Hospitality Management at University of Kentucky
UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,484 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 27 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.
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UK Hospitality Management Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality
UK Hospitality Management Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how UK performed in these rankings.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The hospitality major at UK 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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40 | |
57 | |
113 | |
149 | |
286 |
How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from UK Make?
The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $39,835. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at UK
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hospitality majors at University of Kentucky.
UK Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
UK 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
If you plan to be a hospitality major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Hospitality Administration/Management | 27 |
Related Majors
- Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
- Business Administration & Management
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Accounting
- Finance & Financial 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.
Occupation | Jobs in KY | Average Salary in KY |
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Managers | 3,260 | $92,630 |
Food Service Managers | 2,620 | $51,160 |
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 670 | $40,000 |
Business Professors | 630 | $85,970 |
Lodging Managers | 220 | $52,770 |
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 Seicer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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