Hospitality Management at West Virginia University

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. In 2021, 11 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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.

WVU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

WVU Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how WVU performed in these rankings.

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 WVU 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
	64
	89
	98
	136

Earnings of WVU Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $38,872. This is 7% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in hospitality from WVU. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical hospitality bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	11

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Food Service Managers	1,500	$47,230
Business Professors	750	$66,340
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	170	$42,760
Lodging Managers	170	$54,500

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.