Hospitality Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from UMass Amherst.

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.

UMass Amherst Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Hospitality (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Online Classes Are Available at UMass Amherst

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMass Amherst does offer online courses in hospitality for the following degree levels:

UMass Amherst Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at UMass Amherst compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UMass Amherst 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
	5
	8
	15
	46
	68
	163
	320

Earnings of UMass Amherst Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Amherst is $45,299. This is 25% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 hospitality majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMass Amherst. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	82
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMass Amherst 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	110

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Food Service Managers	6,270	$68,770
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,090	$56,570

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.