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Hospitality Management at Virginia State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Hospitality Management, consider the program at Virginia State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia State University is in Petersburg, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 13 hospitality management degrees were granted at Virginia State University.

Online Class Availability at Virginia State University

Online coursework is an option at Virginia State University. Among 5,605 students, 190 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 131 (2%) took at least some classes online.

Hospitality Management Rankings at Virginia State University

Use these rankings to compare Virginia State University’s Hospitality Management program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Virginia	#3 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Virginia	#5 of 6
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#51 of 72
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#67 of 72
Best Value	Nationwide	#135 of 209
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#194 of 210

Earnings for Hospitality Management Graduates from Virginia State University

Those who finish Virginia State University’s Hospitality Management program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$31,213
2 years	$23,649
3 years	$35,949
4 years	$31,062

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Hospitality Management graduates from Virginia State University earn a median of $31,062, compared with $41,327 for all Virginia State University graduates — about 25% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Hospitality Management graduates at Virginia State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Hospitality Management graduates at Virginia State University are 77% women (10) and 23% men (3).

Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program at Virginia State University

Of the 13 bachelor’s hospitality management degrees awarded at Virginia State University, 77% were women (10) and 23% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	13

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia State University, higher than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Hospitality Management Concentrations at Virginia State University

This Hospitality Management program at Virginia State University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Hospitality Management	13

Highest-Paying Careers for Hospitality Management Graduates

Graduates of the Hospitality Management program at Virginia State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Hospitality Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$170,172
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Gambling Managers	$140,375
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$113,637

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.