Hospitality Management at University of Memphis

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 Memphis stacks up to those at other schools.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205. Of the 624 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Memphis in 2021, 36 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.

UofM Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

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? UofM offers distance education options for hospitality at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UofM Hospitality Management Rankings

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

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 UofM 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
	12
	21
	22
	77
	117
	129
	142

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from UofM Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofM is $32,732. 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 UofM

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

UofM Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a bachelor's degree in hospitality from UofM. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at UofM 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	36

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Food Service Managers	10,030	$47,240
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	1,830	$48,980
Lodging Managers	1,370	$58,010

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.