Hospitality Management at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from Ole Miss.

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.

Ole Miss Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ole Miss

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

• Master’s Degree

Ole Miss Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss 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
	9
	10
	29
	44
	103
	122
	146

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from Ole Miss. This makes it the #44 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Ole Miss Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ole Miss is $32,015. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of hospitality bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ole Miss Hospitality Management Master’s Program

Of the 2 hospitality students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ole Miss, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a hospitality master's degree from Ole Miss, 100% 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 Mississippi with a master's in hospitality.

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

Ole Miss also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 2 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 Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	27

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems
• Real Estate
• 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Food Service Managers	2,000	$48,570
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Lodging Managers	550	$51,520
Business Professors	500	$94,150
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	250	$41,110

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.