Hospitality Management at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from WCU.

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.

WCU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

WCU Hospitality Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at WCU 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
	8
	79
	83
	95
	172
	198
	267
	347

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from WCU Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $28,940. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in hospitality from WCU. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WCU 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

The following hospitality concentations are available at Western Carolina University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	33

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Food Service Managers	5,680	$59,340
Business Professors	3,440	$88,470
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,120	$47,080

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.