Master’s Degrees in Hospitality Management

There are 63 schools in the United States where you can get your master's degree in hospitality. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 33% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 31.3% of hospitality graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Hospitality Majors

In 2019-2020, 915 earned their master's degree in hospitality. This makes it the 17th most popular master's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in hospitality at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	10,672
Associate Degree	2,636
Basic Certificate	2,520
Master’s Degree	915
Undergraduate Certificate	871
Graduate Certificate	162
Doctor’s Degree	54

Earnings of Hospitality Majors With Master’s Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding a master's degree in hospitality is $50,100. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $44,525 and the high is $54,100.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a master's degree in hospitality is $43,834. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $46,131 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $33,967.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $511.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their master's degree in hospitality. About 66.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	305
Women	610

The racial-ethnic distribution of hospitality master’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	53
Black or African American	106
Hispanic or Latino	122
White	304
International Students	286
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Most Popular Hospitality Programs for Master’s Degrees

There are 63 colleges that offer a master’s degree in hospitality. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Management	674
Hotel/Motel Administration	80
Tourism/Travel Services Management	77
Other Hospitality Management	65
Restaurant/Food Services Management	15

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to hospitality that offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	121,330
Management Sciences & Methods	23,091
Accounting	19,027
Human Resource Management	9,112
Business & Commerce	8,782

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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