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• Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, A.A.S.
• Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, CT.A.

The Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management program provides UCNJ students with a strong business and customer service foundation required for careers in the dynamic and expanding, hotel, restaurant, and tourism industry.

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Why Study Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management?

Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management offers a range of compelling reasons for individuals passionate about the hospitality and tourism industry. This degree program provides a comprehensive understanding of the industry, including management principles, customer service, event planning, marketing, and financial operations.

The field of hospitality and tourism is dynamic and ever-growing, offering global opportunities and the chance to work in exciting destinations around the world. Graduates of this program develop strong interpersonal and communication skills, critical thinking abilities, and a deep understanding of customer satisfaction. They can pursue various roles, such as hotel manager, event coordinator, tourism consultant, food and beverage director, or travel manager. Moreover, the industry fosters a vibrant and fast-paced work environment, allowing individuals to thrive in roles that require creativity, adaptability, and a passion for creating memorable experiences for guests.

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Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management

Develop the knowledge, skills and experience to be a leader in hospitality—manage world-class hotels, resorts, and restaurants; design and coordinate premier corporate and special events; and market tourist destinations all over the world. We’ll teach you to manage hospitality teams, evaluate operations and propose innovative solutions. UW-Stout’s Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM) is designed to help you launch your successful career in executive hospitality management.

Program Description

UW-Stout’s Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism program has more than 100 partnerships with notable national and international hospitality businesses—a network of hospitality professionals and alumni ready to hire HRTM graduates—to help ensure you experience the internships and co-ops that will distinguish your career.

Stout’s executive hospitality programs (Golf Enterprise Management; Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management and Real Estate Property Management) build upon a core set of courses that provide a flexible, diversified foundation to pursue a specialized hospitality field of study. Our HRTM curriculum was recently enhanced with the input of industry and alumni feedback to further emphasize customer analytics, revenue management, competitive pricing, and organizational development.

Career Opportunities

Our faculty are highly skilled professionals focused on your academic and career success, self-growth and leadership development. They are committed to providing you with the personal attention you need to succeed in a variety of hospitality management settings, including:

• Hotel and Resort Operations
• Vacation and Tourism Promotions
• Culinary and Restaurant Careers
• Event and Conference Planning
• International Hospitality Guest Services
• Hospitality Law, Liability and Risk Assessment
• Product Development

To apply for the on-campus or online B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, you need to apply to UW-Stout.

At UW-Stout, you’ll do more than earn an education—you’ll do on day one. We empower you with the skills and experiences necessary to thrive in today’s dynamic world. From innovative labs and studios to industry partnerships, we provide unparalleled opportunities for you to engage with real-world scenarios and gain invaluable hands-on experience. You’ll graduate not only with a degree but with the confidence and expertise to excel in your chosen field.

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At UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, tomorrow’s leaders do more than earn a degree—they do on day one. Whether you’re pursuing our polytechnic advantage from a distance or returning to complete your degree, UW-Stout’s industry-focused applied learning and research and career-focused experiences will connect you with the opportunities and employers to shape the future.

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• BS in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management
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BS in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management Curriculum

Degree/curriculum structure.

LIBERAL ARTS CORE: Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality undergraduate students have the benefit of taking NYU liberal arts core courses—the hallmark of an NYU education. These courses sharpen reading comprehension and writing skills, elevate creative and critical thinking capacities, and enhance social and cultural understanding.

PROFESSIONAL CORE: The BS in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management has a professional core that consists of 29 credits and a capstone of 3 credits, which offer a comprehensive business curriculum that connects what students learn in the classroom to the hospitality, travel, and tourism industries.

CONCENTRATIONS: The BS in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management offers concentrations in  Event Management , Hotel Real Estate Finance and Development , Marketing and Analytics , Leadership and Management , Travel and Tourism Development , and Entrepreneurship.

INTERNSHIPS: Tisch Center of Hospitality internships are an integral component of the BS in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management and provide students with the opportunity to build professional portfolios, to network, and to gain hands-on experience within a professional environment. Students who register for the internship course receive credit for the hours worked during that semester.

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Core requirements.

The core requirements include courses in the professional and liberal arts core. Students will decide the course sequence with their academic adviser, and are required to take two professional courses each semester.

8 Units Required (AP Units Will Not Substitute)  

• EXWR1-UC7502 Writing Workshop I 4
• EXWR1-UC7503 Writing Workshop II 4
• WRI-UF101 Writing I 4
• WRII-UF102 Writing II 4

Students choose one of the following courses:

• MATH1-UC1105 Mathematical Reasoning 4
• MATH1-UC1171 Precalculus 4
• MATH-UA9 Algebra and Calculus 4
• MATH-UA121 Calculus I 4

Social Sciences

Students are required to take TCHT1-UC1000 Tourism Impacts and Issues and TCHT1-UC3470 Tourism Planning and Policy. They choose 4 of the remaining course options.

• TCHT1-UC1000 Tourism Impacts & Issues 4
• TCHT1-UC3470 Tourism Planning & Policy 4
• ECON-UA1 Introduction to Macroeconomics 4
• ECI-UF101 Principles of Macroeconomics 4
• ECON1-UC0301 Intro to Macroeconomics 4
• ECON-UA2 Introduction to Microeconomics 4
• ECON1-UC0302 Intro to Microeconomics 4
• CORE-UA105 Quantitative Reasoning: Elementary Statistics 4
• MATH1-UC1172 Statistical Methods 4
• PSYCH-UA1 Intro to Psychology 4
• PSYC1-UC6801 Intro to Psychology 4
• SOC-UA1 Intro to Sociology 4
• SOC-UA3 Introduction to Sociology: Great Books 4
• SOCY1-UC7200 Intro to Sociology 4

Natural Sciences

Students must select one of the following courses:

• ENVST-UA100 Environmental Systems Science 4
• ENVST-UA101 Environment and Society 4
• CORE-UA200s Physical Science (formerly Natural Science I) - Select One 4
• CORE-UA300s Life Science (formerly Nature Science II) - Select One 4
• BIOL-UA11 Principles of Biology I 4

CORE-UA 000s Foreign Language I or American Sign Language

CORE-UA 000s Foreign Language II, American Sign Language or CORE-UA 700s Expressive Cultures

Humanities Electives I (4 credits)

Humanities Electives II (4 credits)

CORE-UA 500s Cultures and Contexts (select one)  (4 credits)

CORE-UA 400s Texts and Ideas (select one) (4 credits)

Professional Studies Requirement: Major Core

Students are required to take all courses below.

• TCHT1-UC1070 Introduction to Hospitality 3
• TCHT1-UC1100 Financial Management for Hospitality & Tourism 3
• TCHT1-UC1120 Hotel & Tourism Accounting 3
• TCHT1-UC1300 Hospitality & Tourism Sales & Marketing 3
• TCHT1-UC1500 Research Methods 3
• TCHT1-UC1600 Business Fundamentals 3
• TCHT1-UC2000 Internship I 1
• TCHT1-UC2001 Internship II 1
• TCHT1-UC1920 Strategies for Academic Success
• TCHT1-UC1130 Hospitality and Travel Technology and Innovation 3
• TCHT1-UC1140 Service Operations 3
• TCHT1-UC1150 Data Analytics and Visualization 3

Students are not required to select electives from the following list, but can use them towards their General Electives or as substitutions in their concentration.

• TCHT1-UC2010 Internship III 1
• TCHT1-UC3900 Independent Study 1-4
• TCHT1-UC3905 Special Topics in Hospitality 3
• TCHT1-UC3910 Special Topics in Travel and Tourism 3
• TCHT1-UC3915 Special Topics in Events 3
• TCHT1-UC3920 Field Study in Hospitality 3
• TCHT1-UC3925 Field Study in Travel and Tourism 3
• TCHT1-UC3930 Field Study in Events 3

Students are required to complete the capstone course listed below. (1 course, 3 credits)

• TCHT1-UC4000 Consulting Practicum 3

Concentrations

The BS in Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management prepares students for a wide range of careers in hotels, restaurants, catering companies, real estate and management services companies, online travel agencies, marketing and PR firms, destination marketing organizations, event companies and consulting firms. The degree has six concentrations:

Event Management >

This concentration explores career opportunities in festivals, weddings and social events, trade shows, and experiential marketing.

Hotel Real Estate Finance and Development >

This concentration provides students with in-depth knowledge of financial management and the hotel development process.

Marketing and Analytics >

In this concentration, students study hospitality and travel sales and marketing, as well as strategies and processes that optimize a business’s revenues.

Leadership and Management >

This concentration focuses on the operational aspects of hospitality businesses – a great concentration for budding general managers!

Travel and Tourism Development >

This concentration prepares students for careers in destination marketing organizations, (online) travel agents, tour operators, airlines, cruise lines, PR firms, and visitor attractions.

Entrepreneurship >

In this concentration, students will learn the different aspects of the typical entrepreneurship journey: from ideation, to prototyping,  to business launch, and management as applied to hospitality. 

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Prepare for Success in Hospitality and Tourism

NMSU Global Campus offers a Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management degree program, where you’ll learn from diverse faculty with extensive experience. Our program is tailored to meet industry needs and includes experiential learning for hands-on training in the field, making our graduates highly desirable candidates for employment.

Personalize your degree to your career interests with senior-level, in-depth elective classes, including resort management, events planning, food and beverage operations, hotel sales and revenue management, and advanced levels of core subjects such as hotel operations or restaurant management.

Career Pathways

Graduates with the NMSU Global Campus bachelor’s degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management are well prepared for a wide range of professional areas, such as:

• Accounting and Finance
• Culinary Science
• Facilities Management
• Food and Beverage Operations Distribution
• Hospitality Sales, Marketing, and Social Media
• Hotel Resort Management
• Meetings, Conventions, and Special Events
• Restaurant Management
• Travel and Tourism

“As an 18 year old, I found NMSU to be one of the most inviting campuses — rich in student life yet equally involved in academics. As a 36 year old, I am looking forward to coming full circle with NMSU and graduating as an Aggie forever.”

Stephanie M., Class of 2024

Program Overview

The BS in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management program covers a broad range of hospitality topics tailored to help you succeed in the hospitality and tourism industry.

To graduate from this program, you are required to have 400 hours of hospitality work experience and perform a 400-hour paid internship for academic credit. We will assist you in securing an internship and related employment experience through resources like the Marriott Hospitality Futures Center, Annual Career Fair, Student and Alumni Job Board, and professional development support.

In this program, you will:

• Identify concepts and principles applied in global and sustainable hospitality organizations.
• Learn to create professional services for guests by applying service management techniques.
• Perform and apply operational, financial, marketing, and leadership theories to global hospitality organizations.
• Apply contemporary and relevant technologies to enhance organizational performance in a competitive environment and maintain successful employee and guest relations.
• Coordinate and demonstrate effective management through teamwork and ethical leadership objectives.
• Develop proficiency in writing, visual presentations, and interpersonal communication skills.

Delivery Format: 100% online Program Credits: 120 credits Cost Per Credit Hour: $395.40* Active Military Cost Per Credit Hour: $250* College: Agricultural Consumer and Environmental Sciences Fill out the form to talk to an advisor.

Courses and Degree Requirements

The BS in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management program consists of 120 credits. To earn this degree, you need to complete all University degree requirements, which include General Education requirements , Viewing a Wider World requirements , and elective credits, with 48 credits in courses numbered 300 or above.

Developmental coursework will not count toward the degree requirements and/or elective credits but may be needed in order to take the necessary English and Mathematics coursework.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

At NMSU Global Campus, we strive to offer competitively priced tuition to keep your tuition costs affordable. If you need financial aid, we’re ready to work with you to determine the best ways to finance your education. Financial assistance includes loans, grants, and scholarship opportunities. To apply, use NMSU’s convenient Scholar Dollar$ one-stop scholarship application , which serves all students in the NMSU system. NMSU and NMSU Global Campus students are also eligible for loans and grants. The first step in applying for financial aid is to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Learn more about financial aid opportunities at NMSU . Contact Financial Aid Phone: 1-888-729-6678 Email: [email protected]

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Hospitality Management Cornell Certificate Program

Overview and courses.

A career in hospitality management means that you are involved in every aspect of your property’s many moving parts. From the front of the house to the back, you need a firm grasp on finance, marketing, and managing employees to succeed. Build your credibility and learn how to manage a world-class operation with a foundation in essential industry best practices and skills.

By taking this certificate program, you will learn how to improve in your role as hospitality manager by developing strategies that can be applied to your teams in the workplace. This program covers a wide range of content, from building a loyal guest base to finances to team building, giving you a set of skills needed to be successful in a management role. Knowing how to handle multiple facets of the hospitality industry will help you manage your organization to its fullest potential as well.

Whether you are a manager currently, positioning yourself for a management position, or have recently been promoted, make your mark today by learning from experts in the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, one of the world’s most prestigious hospitality schools. You can finish all of the courses in this program and earn your certificate in as little as three months, spending about three to five hours per week.

This program includes a year of free access to the Hospitality and the Marketing Symposium! These events feature several days of live, highly participatory virtual Zoom sessions with Cornell faculty and experts to explore the marketing and hospitality industry’s most pressing topics. Symposium events are held several times throughout the year. Once enrolled in your program, you will receive information about upcoming events.

Throughout the year, you may participate in as many sessions as you wish. Attending Symposium sessions is not required to successfully complete the certificate program.

For the best experience in this program it is recommended to take these courses in the order that they appear.

Course list

Understanding financial statements.

Every property's finance function keeps detailed records of the daily transactions involved in the running the organization. Periodically, they create reports that allow management, stakeholders and regulating authorities to have insight into the financial health of the organization. As a manager, you need to understand both the metrics that are reported in income statement, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, and how they relate to each other. You also need to understand how comparing numbers across your company, the industry, and from year to year, can help you assess the overall financial performance of the firm.

The in-depth review of sample case studies in this course will provide you with the tools you need to examine your own property's reports. As you make budgeting and investment decisions, your knowledge of how vital financial markers indicate relative health in the organization will help drive initiatives to meet your company's financial goals.

Building High-Performing Teams

In this course, you will create a strategy to turn a work group into a high-functioning team by evaluating challenges and applying techniques to generate positive team outcomes. Based on the research and expertise of Professor Kate Walsh, PhD, of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, you will learn how to enable a team to take ownership of its own success and shift leadership roles as the team assumes greater responsibility. 

Using tools provided in this course, you will explore best practices in leading teams, assess case studies, and examine functional conflict. With the completion of an action plan at the end of the course, you will be ready to apply what you learn to your own organization.

Services Marketing Planning and Management

Services marketing is often viewed in terms of outcomes, but services marketing is also an ongoing analytic process. In this course, you will learn how to properly analyze frameworks, tools, channels, data sets, customer behavioral data, decision-making factors, and strategies that support broader marketing decisions.

Authored by Robert Kwortnik from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, this course will teach you how to review the way marketing works in your organization and how to create and apply a services marketing process.

Pricing and Revenue Management Essentials

Have you traveled recently? More than likely, you used the internet to search for the “best” price in whatever way you might define that: a combination of room, car rental, and airline seat class prices; discounts; travel dates; length of stay; and so on. Conversely, as a decision maker in the hospitality industry, you cannot escape the influence of search engines, online travel agents, and social media on how you price your product. In this course, you will explore various revenue management, pricing, and internet marketing strategies and tactics that can enable you to maximize revenue at your firm.

Revenue management is about rejecting current opportunities for potential future opportunities while maximizing profit. Pricing has also become an increasingly important mechanism in a firm's profits. In this course, you will begin by examining how to incorporate uncertainty in setting prices along with the trade-offs between demand and price. Calculating breakeven rates will assist you in determining where to set prices.

Your customers have varying appetites for risk; in hospitality, this entails whether they will book now or wait for a lower price. How your competitors react to price changes you make will impact your revenue as well, and you will explore a model for framing these interactions.

Finally, you can optimize your position on internet search results and increase conversions by applying the search engine optimization strategies that you will explore in this course. These strategies can increase your visibility to target customers.

This course includes a pricing simulation game, where you will first compete against the computer to set prices competitively, then you will play the game with your peers. We recommend that you start the game immediately to ensure that you have enough time to experience (and enjoy!) the game in the final module.

Building Guest Loyalty

Loyal repeat customers are key to the success of any food and beverage operation. They represent recurring revenue and are a great source for feedback and gauging customer sentiment. They can also be your greatest evangelists, recommending you to friends and colleagues, even giving favorable online reviews.

Through careful design, meticulous attention to service processes, and a way to gauge customer sentiment, you can play to your team's strengths and identify opportunities for improving the guest experience to grow your business.

Introduction to Hotel Operations

Running a successful hotel today is a highly collaborative process involving many roles.

This course is structured around the four key stages in the guest experience -- pre-arrival, arrival, occupancy, and departure -- and will explain hotel operations, the systems that hotels rely on, and the managers and staff who run them. During the guests' experience, managers and staff will learn how to engage with guests to win and maintain their loyalty.

Professor Reneta McCarthy brings first-hand knowledge of hotel operations to this course, providing insights and guidelines that will give participants a good understanding of the inner workings of today's hotels.

Leadership Symposium   LIVE

Symposium sessions feature three days of live, highly interactive virtual Zoom sessions that will explore today’s most pressing topics. The Leadership Symposium offers you a unique opportunity to engage in real-time conversations with peers and experts from the Cornell community and beyond. Using the context of your own experiences, you will take part in reflections and small-group discussions to build on the skills and knowledge you have gained from your courses.

Join us for the next Symposium in which we’ll discuss the ways that leaders across industries have continued engaging their teams over the past two years while pivoting in strategic ways. You will support your coursework by applying your knowledge and experiences to relevant topics for leaders. Throughout this Symposium, you will examine different areas of leadership, including innovation, strategy, and engagement. By participating in relevant and engaging discussions, you will discover a variety of perspectives and build connections with your fellow participants from various industries.

Upcoming Symposium: June 4-6, 2024 from 11am – 1pm ET

All sessions are held on Zoom.

Future dates are subject to change. You may participate in as many sessions as you wish. Attending Symposium sessions is not required to successfully complete any certificate program. Once enrolled in your courses, you will receive information about upcoming events. Accessibility accommodations will be available upon request.

Hospitality Symposium   LIVE

Symposium sessions feature three days of live, highly interactive virtual Zoom sessions that will explore today’s most pressing topics. The Hospitality Symposium offers you a unique opportunity to engage in real-time conversations with peers and experts from the Cornell community and beyond. Using the context of your own experiences, you will take part in reflections and small-group discussions to build on the skills and knowledge you have gained from your courses.

Join us for the next Symposium, in which we’ll discuss how both day-to-day operations and strategic goal setting in the hospitality sector have rapidly evolved over the past two years, opening up new space for real-time conversations about the future of the industry. You will support your coursework by applying your knowledge and experiences to various areas of the industry, examining the innovations and accommodations you have all had to make throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and strategizing on future directions. By participating in relevant and engaging discussions, you will discover a variety of perspectives and build connections with your fellow participants from across the industry.

Upcoming Symposium: July 16-18, 2024 from 11-1pm ET

Marketing Symposium   LIVE

Symposium sessions feature two days of live, highly interactive virtual Zoom sessions that will explore today’s most pressing topics. The Marketing Symposium offers you a unique opportunity to engage in real-time conversations with peers and experts from the Cornell community and beyond. Using the context of your own experiences, you will take part in reflections and small-group discussions to build on the skills and knowledge you have gained from your courses.

Join us for the next Symposium, in which we’ll share experiences from across the industry, inspiring real-time conversations about best practices, innovation, and the future of marketing work. You will support your coursework by applying your knowledge and experiences to some of the most pressing topics and trends in the marketing field. By participating in relevant and engaging discussions, you will discover a variety of perspectives and build connections with your fellow participants from across the industry.

Upcoming Symposium: August 13 – 14, 2024 11AM – 1PM ET

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Kate Walsh is Dean of the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration and E. M. Statler Professor. A professor of management, Dean Walsh has been a member of the Hotel School’s faculty since 2000. She received her Ph.D. from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and her MPS degree from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Fairfield University.

Dean Walsh’s primary research is in identity, leadership, and career development. She also conducts research examining the impact of strategic human capital investments. In addition to contributing to numerous books, Dean Walsh’s articles have appeared in such outlets as Journal of Management, Journal of Service Research, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human Resource Management Review, Organization Science, Career Development International, The Service Industries Journal, Trends in Organizational Behavior, Research in Management Consulting, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, The Learning Organization, International Journal of Hospitality Management, and The Cornell Hospitality Quarterly.

Dean Walsh has extensive industry experience. She is the former director of training and development for Nikko Hotels International, corporate training manager for the former Bristol Hotels, and senior auditor for Loews Corporation. Dean Walsh is also a former New York State Certified Public Accountant.

Dean Walsh began her second term as dean on July 2, 2021. Since the beginning of her administration, she has focused on positioning Nolan for the future of hospitality business education as well as contributing to the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. This includes undertaking a comprehensive renewal of the graduate and undergraduate curricula, developing Nolan’s online global presence, launching two new graduate degree programs, and providing thought leadership for the hospitality industry, most notably through the creation of industry-based webinars to guide the industry during the pandemic as well as supporting extensive outreach and engagement through Nolan’s six centers and institutes.

Dean Walsh serves on the boards of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, including serving on its Educational Foundation’s DE&I committee, and Yonsei University’s School of Business.

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Steven Carvell joined the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration’s finance faculty in 1986 and is currently a Professor of Finance in the SC Johnson College of Business. Over the past 33 years, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses such as Advanced Corporate Finance, Capital Budgeting, Financial Strategy, and Investments. Dr. Carvell has also been an active teacher in executive education since 1990, working with almost every major domestic and international hotel company to create custom courses for hotel executives with companies like Hilton, Marriott, InterContinental Hotel Group, Taj Hotels, Jumeirah, Accor, Sol Melia, Le Meridien, Shangri La, and Peninsula. Dr. Carvell has also authored eight distance-learning courses through eCornell that are among the most widely demanded courses offered. He has held academic leadership positions at the School of Hotel Administration since 1999, serving as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2007 to 2016 and the Academic Director of the Pillsbury Institute for Entrepreneurship from 2013 to 2016.

Dr. Carvell has published numerous articles in academic and professional journals, including the Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Portfolio Management, the Harvard Business Review, and the Cornell Quarterly, and he is the co-author of “In the Shadows of Wall Street.” His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Institutional Investor, Financial World, and Leaders. Dr. Carvell has recently finished a major project designed to identify the determinants of hotel demand for U.S. hotels and another on economic and capital market antecedents of venture capital commitments. He is currently working on a project to disaggregate hotel room rates within urban markets and another to determine the risk-return characteristics of hotel room rates in major U.S. markets. Dr. Carvell is also involved with evaluating the effectiveness of hotel company business strategies using strategic benchmarking and economic value-added analysis.

Dr. Carvell has worked for professional money managers in the area of applied strategy in the equity market and served as a consultant to the Presidential Commission on the 1987 stock market crash. His consulting interests include valuation and risk analysis in feasibility studies, hotel debt capacity, strategic benchmarking, and corporate and financial strategy.

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Scott Gibson is the J.E. Zollinger Professor of Finance at the College of William and Mary Mason School of Business. His current research interests include optimal financing strategies for hospitality firms and the effect of institutional investor trading behavior on securities prices. His research has appeared in hospitality-focused journals including the  Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly ,  Journal of Hospitality Financial Management , the  Cornell Hospitality Report  and top finance journals including the  Journal of Financial Economics ,  Review of Financial Studies ,  Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis ,  Journal of Financial Intermediation ,  International Review of Finance ,  Journal of Portfolio Management , and  Journal of Financial Services Research .

His research has also been featured widely in the financial press, including articles in the  Wall Street Journal ,  Financial Times ,  New York Times ,  Barron’s ,  Business Week ,  Bloomberg ,  Financial Advisor , and  Institutional Investor .

Before returning to his alma mater Boston College where he received a Ph.D. in Finance, Professor Gibson worked as an analyst with Fidelity Investments and as a credit team leader serving a Fortune 500 clientele with HSBC Bank. Lecturing about corporate finance and the creation of shareholder value, he has received numerous teaching awards at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels. He has also been named as an outstanding faculty member in  Business Week ’s Guide to the Best Business Schools. Professor Gibson currently serves as an editorial board member of the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly (CQ).

Sheryl E. Kimes is an emeritus Professor of Operations Management at Cornell University’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration. From 2005 to 2006, she served as interim dean of the school, and from 2001 to 2005, she served as the school’s Richard and Monene P. Bradley Director of Graduate Studies. Dr. Kimes specializes in revenue management, restaurant revenue management, and service operations management. She has been named the school’s graduate teacher of the year three times and was awarded a Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellowship by Cornell University in 2014.

Dr. Kimes’s research interests revolve around revenue management in the restaurant, hotel, and golf industries. She has over 100 articles in leading journals, such as Interfaces, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Service Research, Decision Sciences, and the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. She was awarded the CHR Award for Industry Relevance in 2010, 2012, and 2014, and she was given a lifetime achievement award by the Production and Operations Management Society in 2010. In addition, Dr. Kimes was given the Vanguard Award for Lifetime Achievement in Revenue Management by the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International in 2017.

Dr. Kimes has served as a consultant to many hospitality enterprises around the world, including Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurants, Walt Disney World Resorts, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Asia-Pacific, and Troon Golf. She earned her doctorate in Operations Management in 1987 from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Rob Kwortnik, Associate Professor of Services Marketing, joined Cornell’s faculty after earning his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Temple University in 2003. He also earned a B.A. in Journalism from Temple and an MBA from California State University, Northridge. Professor Kwortnik’s research focuses on consumer behavior in service contexts, with special attention to service experience management. He has published in the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Service Research, The International Journal of Research in Marketing, and the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, among others. He has been honored eight times as a Teacher of the Year by students at the School of Hotel Administration. Prior to his career in academics, Professor Kwortnik held several professional positions in marketing and was a travel industry consultant. He is a recognized expert on the leisure cruise industry.

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Alex Susskind is a Professor of Food and Beverage Management and is currently serving as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Professor Susskind earned his Ph.D. in Communication from Michigan State University with a specialization in organizational communication and his MBA with a concentration in personnel and human relations. He earned his undergraduate degree at Purdue University in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management and is also a trained chef with a degree in Culinary Arts from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Prior to starting his career in academia, Professor Susskind was a chef and restaurant operator for both independent and multi-unit restaurant companies in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States.

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Cheryl Stanley is a Senior Lecturer in food and beverage management at the Nolan School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University. She has been involved with food since the age of ten, when she started her own chocolate business, Cheryl’s Chocolates. Following her interest in food, Ms Stanley attended the School of Hotel Administration and graduated in 2000.

While at Cornell, Ms. Stanley discovered her passion for beverages through the courses “Introduction to Wines,” “Food and Wine Pairing,” and “Beverage Management.” Upon graduation, she continued this enthusiasm for beverages and food service in both hotel and restaurant operations on the West Coast, where she worked for the Four Seasons Hotel in Newport Beach and the Wine Cask in Santa Barbara.

Continuing her entrepreneurial journey, Ms. Stanley started her own restaurant consulting company specializing in beverages and service in 2008. During this time, she was also presented an opportunity to become an adjunct instructor at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), where she taught courses that included gastronomy, food, wine, and (agri)culture. Falling in love with teaching, Ms. Stanley decided to pursue her Master’s degree in hospitality and retail management from Texas Tech University. Heading back north, she returned to CIA prior to joining the food and beverage operations area back at her alma mater.

Ms. Stanley teaches courses on specific elements within the field of food and beverage operations, including “Introduction to Wines,” “Catering and Special Events,” and “Beverage Management.” She combines theoretical education with practical operational applications.

Certified through multiple wine organizations, Ms. Stanley has conducted research on beverage costing in hotels, bars, and restaurants, as well as hospitality education, and she has presented at beverage-related conferences. In 2015, she was awarded the Ted Teng ’79 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award. Ms. Stanley is a member of the Society of Wine Educators and the United States Bartenders’ Guild. She is the faculty advisor for Cornell Cuvée, the blind wine tasting competition team, which has won first place at multiple international wine competitions. In 2017, Ms. Stanley was selected as one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s 40 Under 40 Tastemakers.

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Reneta McCarthy has both teaching and practical experience in hotel operations. She began her career at Marriott International, where she worked as a housekeeping manager and then as director of services in the full-service hotel division. She later transferred to Courtyard Hotels, by Marriott, where she became one of the youngest general managers of a Courtyard property. She became director of rooms at The Statler Hotel at Cornell in 1992 and joined The Hotel School faculty in 1995, where she teaches courses in hotel and casino operations. She is the faculty advisor to Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC), an annual, student-run industry conference that attracts 300 hospitality leaders to campus each spring.

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• 17 Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward PMI recertification
• 20 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification
• 20 Credit hours towards HRCI recertification

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• Hospitality professionals working in every function of their organization
• Professionals looking to move into a hospitality management position

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Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Gain essential skills in executive management, leadership and analytics -- all while staying current on hospitality and tourism industry trends. Learn from leading instructors, tackle real-world challenges, and join a top-ranked program to become a customer experience expert and distinguish yourself in the competitive field of hospitality management.

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Elevate your career with Purdue’s online Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management program. Offered by the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality, Purdue’s innovative program is designed for managers in tourism, events, hotels or restaurants. Gain essential skills in executive management, leadership and analytics — all while staying current on industry trends.

Learn from leading researchers, tackle real-world challenges and join a #1-ranked program to become a customer experience expert (UniversityHQ, 2023). Become an experience engineer and stand out in the dynamic field of hospitality and tourism management.

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Learn more about the master of science in hospitality and tourism management.

Learn from Purdue’s acclaimed hospitality and tourism faculty – experts in hotel and restaurant management, customer service innovation and more. Tailor your leadership skills for the unique challenges of the hospitality field, acquire global perspectives for managing diverse organizations, and refine your communication and critical-thinking skills.

• Business Statistics and Quantitative Analysis (HTM 50300)
• Hospitality Business Law and Risk Management (HTM 51100)
• Leadership in Hospitality and Tourism (HTM 51200)
• Hospitality and Tourism Marketing II (HTM 53100)
• Advanced Service Management for Hospitality and Tourism (HTM 53600)
• Advanced Hospitality Accounting and Finance Systems (HTM 54100)
• Strategic Revenue Management in the Hospitality Industry (HTM 54200)
• Advanced Management Project Capstone (HTM 59500)
• Management Challenge Analysis (HTM 61200)
• Advanced Personnel Systems in Restaurants, Hotels and Institutions (HTM 64200)

Tuition and Fees

$766.30 per credit hour (In-State Residents) $843.80 per credit hour (Out-of-State Residents)

34 total credit hours.

Domestic students and permanent residents may qualify for the following types of financial aid:

• US federal financial aid
• US veterans financial aid

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• General Managers
• Guest Service Representatives
• Food and Beverage Managers
• Night Auditors
• Receptionists

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• Hotels and Motels
• Limited- and Full-Service Restaurants
• Event Management

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Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, restaurant and tourism administration

Our school offers one of the best known Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management. Our exceptional master’s degree program is the only one in the state of Louisiana.

About the School

With our Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Administration , the Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration offers a premiere undergraduate hospitality management education. 

Our exceptional  Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management on campus in New Orleans is the only one in the state of Louisiana and famous across the US.

Our industry-leading  Executive Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management is availabe online and tailor-made to your busy schedule with a wide range of scholarships and industry certificates available. It is one of the first programs if its kind in the country.

The size of this burgeoning industry opens graduates of the school to a wide variety of positions and career choices that includes hotels, restaurants, country clubs, convention centers, managed services, cruise lines, casinos, and resorts.

The biggest advantage of the Kabacoff School is its location in the "living laboratory" of tourism, the City of New Orleans. Most major hotel chains are represented in the city and the metro area offers a wide variety of opportunities in hotels, restaurants, food-service companies, private clubs, tour companies, and convention service companies.

Students take classes in the foundations of the hospitality and tourism business including hospitality operations, marketing, law, cost control, and revenue management. In addition, students take specialized classes in tourism, meetings, conventions and event planning, food and beverage management, and hotel operations management. Students will be able to emerge into real-life industry during our work experience requirement of 600 hours as part of the undergraduate degree.

The exceptional master’s degree program is the only one in the state of Louisiana and ranges from 12 to 18 months.

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• Our faculty has significant industry experience including hotel GMs, division vice president, entrepreneurs, and others.

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Bachelor of Science in Business Management: Hospitality and Tourism

Designed to prepare you for a career in the hospitality and tourism industry, you’ll learn the business basics while developing skills and knowledge in various hospitality sectors including customer service, revenue management, restaurant design, menu engineering, venue management, and itinerary creation.

What You'll Learn

You’ll learn the essential business principles — such as business applications, law, human resources, and marketing — but also gain a global perspective, emphasizing the creative decision-making techniques needed to succeed in the hospitality and tourism industry whether you plan to stay nearby or travel the globe. With the foundational knowledge of hospitality and tourism operations and experiences, and you will develop the leadershipy to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization. You will be able to formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management, and you develop the leadership principles necessary to be a beacon in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry.

Blaze Your Path

I love the Business Management Hospitality and Tourism program because I am learning from faculty who are true leaders in the field. As I approach graduation, I feel confident that I have the education, experience, and leadership skills that I need to succeed.

— Helen Chinn

What I love about Business Management on the hospitality track is that you learn so much about how to run a restaurant, execute an event, or even manage a stadium. When I had to create my own restaurant for restaurant management, I had to design my own menus and create floor plans for my restaurant.

— Dylan Hunter

Sample Courses

Event management.

This course views the methods of organizing various events. Preparing for events such as  conventions, ceremonies, shows, sporting events, and other small to large events. Areas of event planning that will be discussed are security, organization of the site, personnel, communications, and creativity

Tourism Management

Tourism is a dynamic field where business, government, and society intersect. This course explores the major concepts in tourism such as what makes tourism possible and how it can affect the economy of a nation or region. This course will provide an overview of the principles, practices, and philosophies that can affect the cultural, social, economic, psychological, and marketing aspects of the travel and tourism industry.

Restaurant Management

Principles of current food and beverage management are presented. Topic areas include management and leadership, communications, and working with the restaurant industry whether it is a chain or privately owned. Students will apply these concepts during college-wide events.

Hotel Management

This course is an overview of managing in the lodging industry. Students will explore various careers available in the hotel industry. Topics include management and leadership, communications, working with management companies, and ethics within the industry.

Hospitality Information Systems

An introduction to the use and application of information systems in the hospitality field. Students will run reports related to the industry and make decisions from the reports. Students will examine reports in areas such as forecasting, inventory, reservations, personnel, and scheduling.

Hospitality Law

A review of the laws and regulations that govern the hospitality field is presented. Students are exposed to laws that relate to employment and civil rights. Other laws include liabilities in the lodging and food industries. Contracts and various legal forms will also be presented.

Field Experience and Internships

Business Management, Hospitality, and Tourism majors are required are required to complete 80 hours of experiential learning and  internships . The knowledge, skills, and experience you gain — in the classroom and through internships — will boost your resume and your confidence with real-world work experience. Recent internship experiences at Disney World, Marriott Hotel Palm Beach, and Old Faithful Upper Yellowstone National Park.

Experiential Learning

Offering directed excursions for academic majors, the experiential learning trips include itineraries that are geared toward specific degree programs, like the Business Management Hospitality and Tourism program’s Royal Caribbean cruise. The focus is out-of-the-classroom learning related to a specific degree program. Any enrolled Beacon student may apply with priority to degree-specific students. Costs vary depending on location.

Career Opportunities

Students with a B.S. in Business Management Hospitality and Tourism can immediately begin working in the field or continue to graduate school for advanced study.

• Hotel manager
• Restaurant manager
• Event management
• Resort management
• Convention event management
• Club manager
• Front office clerk
• Night auditor
• Food and beverage director
• Tour director
• Cruise director

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Jodi livingston, tiffany calderara, autumn welt, dr.  mary-anne primack, dr.  patricia konovalov, dr.  nancy wood, hospitality minor.

A minor in Business Management Hospitality and Tourism provides students with the groundwork for incorporating business skills into various organizations through knowledge of hospitality basics such as events, hotels, and restaurant management. The minor is an excellent complement to a degree in CIS Web and Digital Media , Humanities , or Human Services .

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Online MS in Hospitality and Tourism Management

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Explore where an online MS in hospitality and tourism management can take you

With a revitalized industry and more opportunities for customer experience innovation, there has never been a better time to elevate your management skills. Whether you want to advance your management career in the restaurant industry, take the lead within full-service hotels or begin your journey at the corporate level, Purdue University’s online Master of Science in hospitality and tourism management will fuel your career.

Take your management skills to the next level with a hospitality management degree at Purdue

Offered through the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM), Purdue’s online hospitality and tourism management master’s program is ideal for managers who have three to five years of experience working in tourism, events, hotels or restaurant management. The program teaches foundational skills that are relevant to all areas of hospitality and management while covering emerging topics and trends in the industry.

Master the executive management, leadership and analytical skills you need to advance your career on your journey toward becoming a customer experience expert. You’ll also have opportunities to network with other accomplished professionals, apply new knowledge to your current position and distinguish yourself as a leader in the field. Explore hospitality and tourism management careers.

Experience the Purdue difference in customer experience management

In the online MS program, you will learn from leading researchers in hospitality and tourism management and evaluate real-world challenges to create innovative solutions with the help of skilled managers. The innovative hospitality curriculum will also give you the skills needed to manage top-performing companies in the hospitality sector. These include:

• Advanced management and leadership to help your organization navigate planned and unplanned change.
• Human resources, operations management, marketing and finance to enhance your resume and boost your business mindset.
• Critical thinking and problem solving to develop innovative solutions to industry challenges..
• Quantitative and data analysis to drive informed business decisions.

BEST ONLINE MASTER’S IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

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University HQ has ranked Purdue’s program No. 1 in its list of Best Online Master’s in Hospitality Management in 2023. Criteria for the ranking includes acceptance, retention and graduation rates; graduating salaries; reputation in the industry; and expert opinions.

Program Quick Facts

Degree Type : Master of Science

Format : 100% Online

Program Length : Two years (34 credits)

Weekly Commitment : 15-20 hours

Cost : $26,055 (in-state), $28,690 (out-of-state)

Department/School : Hospitality and Tourism Management

Learn from award-winning faculty

With expertise in hotel and restaurant management, event design, customer service innovation, and more, Purdue HTM faculty are renowned for their teaching skills. They work to give you the skills needed to confidently lead your organizations and take customer experiences to the next level. Learn more about our team of faculty experts .

Refine your management style and leadership skills

The hospitality and tourism industries are part of a niche market with their own sets of values and challenges. Purdue’s online hospitality degree program ensures you possess the latest information to develop your leadership style and make effective management decisions. Through the coursework, you’ll learn critical leadership skills, including business analytics, finance, marketing and human resource management.

Gain a broader perspective

Many of Purdue’s HTM instructors have a wealth of experience in hospitality and tourism management, which they draw on in preparing you to manage complex organizations. The coursework also takes on a global perspective, allowing you to explore business concepts through a lens of cultural awareness and diversity to improve your overall professionalism, communication and critical-thinking skills.

Is the online program as credible as the degrees offered on campus at Purdue?

Yes, the online program is as reputable and rigorous as an on-campus program. You will be taught by the same experienced Purdue instructors as our on-campus students, and, upon graduation, you will receive the same Purdue diploma as your on-campus peers. Assignments and projects may differ slightly to work with the online format, and the curriculum was developed to meet the specific needs of midcareer hospitality professionals.

How do online classes work?

Most coursework is asynchronous, meaning there are not specific times you need to be online. When you start the program, you will be given access to a virtual classroom interface. Your instructor will post coursework, syllabi, assignments and messages every week. You will also use discussion boards, e-mail and chat to communicate with your classmates and your instructor. You can log in and do your coursework at any time that is convenient for you, but you must turn in your assignments by the deadlines your instructor sets.

As an online student, you should plan to devote 15-20 hours each week to coursework, depending on your study habits.

What do I do if I have a question about homework or need help with a technical issue?

The faculty and staff at Purdue are dedicated to your success. Your instructor will set weekly times for one-on-one electronic consultations and will answer emails in a timely fashion. Technical support staff are available to help you handle hardware and software issues, and we have dedicated staff available to talk to you about financial aid, scheduling or any other administrative issues.

For what careers do these certificates prepare me?

Hospitality professionals work in a broad range of companies across hotels and lodging, restaurants, attractions and events, cruise lines, and destination marketing organizations.

Among other positions, you will be prepared for the following careers:

• General manager
• Director of operations
• Business development director
• Finance director/controller
• Food and beverage director
• Director of finance
• Director of facility operations
• Human resources director
• Conference director
• Special events director/event producer

This program can also help you on your journey to pursue a C-suite position, including the following:

• Chief information officer
• Vice president of operations

Is work experience required to apply?

At least three years of work experience is recommended for those applying to the program. Most students will be in the early-to-middle stages of their career and have a general understanding of practices in the hospitality field.

How will I be graded?

You will be graded based on your performance in class. The courses will have various methods for grading depending on the specific requirements for a given class. You can expect to experience any combination of discussion boards, case studies, final projects, group work or graded reports. View the Purdue grading scale for more information.

What will the diploma say?

Your diploma will read “Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management.”

Is there financial aid available for the program?

Yes, financial aid may be available. Please contact Purdue’s Division of Financial Aid to learn more about how to finance your online or hybrid degree.

How frequently does this program start?

There are three starts for this program – fall, spring and summer semesters.

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Master's in Hospitality and Tourism Management, MSHTM

The hospitality, tourism and meetings industries are major employers in Chicagoland and throughout the world. You’ll move your career forward with a deeper understanding of specialties like hotel management, meeting planning and management, and tourism management.

Admission Requirements

Program curriculum, career outlook, admission info.

Location: Chicago Start Term: Fall, Spring, Summer

• Applications can be completed entirely online.
• Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities in the United States.
• 3.0 undergraduate GPA.
• Resume/curriculum vitae. Experience in the hospitality industry is preferred.
• Letter of intent outlining your personal and professional goals, why you are interested in this program, and how it will help you achieve your goals.
• $40 application fee.

To contact an admissions counselor click here . 

Sample MSHTM Courses

• Graduate Seminar in Lodging
• Graduate Seminar in Food Service
• Management Theory and Practice in Hospitality Management
• Graduate Seminar in Food Management
• Master’s Thesis  

View the hospitality and tourism management course catalog .

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CAREERS

With a master’s degree in hospitality and tourism management, you’ll be prepared to step into leadership in hotels, restaurants, meeting facilities, associations, tourism offices and more. Our alumni hold titles like:

• Hotel General Manager
• Director of Events
• Food and Beverage Manager
• Corporate Hospitality Manager

Roosevelt graduates work for companies like:

• Hilton Hotels
• Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
• Walt Disney Corporation
• Lettuce Entertain You

Related occupation data from O*NET OnLine

Why roosevelt for your master's.

Industry Leaders in the Dynamic Chicago Hospitality Market 

Learn in Chicago, one of the biggest hospitality markets in the world.  Chicago is the largest convention market in the U.S. and a global tourism destination with numerous world-class hotels and restaurants. We partner closely with industry-based organizations Choose Chicago, the Illinois Hospitality & Lodging Association and the Illinois Restraurant Assocition to provide our students with hands-on learning experiences, class visits to partner properties, and real-world projects that build critical skills. Our faculty are a mix of scholars and experienced industry leaders who can help you achieve your career goals.

Convenient and Accessible Classes

The program is delivered through a mix of 8-week accelerated hybrid and online courses that meet the needs of busy working professionals and full-time students.  Online courses allow students to complete coursework from anywhere at any time. Hybrid courses balance the convenience of online with the rich learning environment of in-person courses, allowing students to build lasting relationships with faculty and classmates.  Hybrid courses meet the requirements for international students to study.

Launch a Successful Career

Major hospitality groups—hotels, restaurant groups, tourism boards, convention centers—have large operations in Chicago and recruit our students for internships and full-time jobs during their studies and after graduation. Our alumni work in leadership roles at companies like Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Disney, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, BOKA Restaurant Group, McCormick Place Convention Center and many others both here in Chicago and across the country. Come launch or accelarate your leadership career in the booming hospitality industry!

MEET YOUR FACULTY

“The master’s in hospitality and tourism management program has been one of the most stimulating and rewarding experiences. I had the opportunity to learn from and develop long-term relationships with the instructors and fellow students. It is definitely worth the investment.”

—Nancy Lally, MS Hospitality and Tourism Management, ’10 Regional Director of Human Resources, Midwest at Hilton

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Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management - Bachelor of Science

Core courses.

Students must complete all University degree requirements, which include: General Education requirements, Viewing a Wider World requirements, and elective credits to total at least 120 credits with 48 credits in courses numbered 300 or above. Developmental coursework will not count towards the degree requirements and/or elective credits, but may be needed in order to take the necessary English and Mathematics coursework.

MATH 1350G Introduction to Statistics is required for the degree but students may need to take any prerequisites needed to enter MATH 1350G first.

See the General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses. Please consult your HRTM faculty mentor to select appropriate courses. 

 Viewing A Wider World Requirement - Two courses in two different colleges, with at least one from outside ACES. See list of approved courses in the catalog. (300+ level courses with a "V" behind them.) See the Viewing a Wider World section of the catalog for a full list.

Complete during final semester.

Departmental Electives (the following are typical offerings):

• HRTM 4310 Beverage Management
• HRTM 4320 Restaurant Operations Management
• HRTM 4330 Wine Appreciation
• HRTM 4230 Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Industry Purchasing, Selection, and Procurement
• HRTM 4235 Club Management and Marketing
• HRTM 4130 Hotel Operations II
• HRTM 4140 Hotel Revenue and Sales Management
• HRTM 4145 Resort Management
• HRTM 4240V Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry
• HRTM 4110 Meetings, Conventions and Special Events
• HRTM 4115 Entertainment Business and Venue Management
• HRTM 4120 An Overview of Italian Tourism focused on Food, Wine, Art and Culture
• HRTM 4996 Special Topics
• HRTM 4991 Special Problems

It is highly recommended that students take  BFIN 341 Financial Analysis and Markets  as an elective course. You will need assistance from HRTM to receive a prerequisite waiver to enroll in it.

 It is strongly suggested that students use their elective credits to earn a minor such as Marketing, Business Administration, Food Science and Technology, Human-Animal Interaction, or a Language.

*Elective credit may vary based on prerequisites, dual credit, AP credit, double majors, and/or minor coursework. The amount indicated in the requirements list is the amount needed to bring the total to 120 credits and may appear in variable form based on the degree. However students may end up needing to complete more or less on a case-by-case basis and students should discuss elective requirements with their advisor.

Students may waive  HRTM 1310 Safety, Sanitation and Health in the Hospitality Industry if they show prove of a valid, not-expired ServSafe Food Safety Manager certificate. They will need to show continued proof of manager or food handler's certification in order to serve food to the public in HRTM 1320 Food Production and Service Fundamentals ,  HRTM 3310 Quantity Food Production and Service ,  HRTM 4320 Restaurant Operations Management and  HRTM 4110 Meetings, Conventions and Special Events

A Suggested Plan of Study for Students

This roadmap assumes student  placement in ENGL 1110G Composition I . The contents and order of this roadmap may vary depending on initial student placement in mathematics and English. It is only a suggested plan of study for students and is not intended as a contract. Course availability may vary from fall to spring semester and may be subject to modification or change.

MATH 1215 Intermediate Algebra is the required prerequisite for MATH 1350G , is students place directly into MATH 1350G Introduction to Statistics then they can take an elective in it's place.

See the General Education section of the catalog for a full list of courses.

Students must take only one Area V and one Area VI course.

See the Viewing a Wider World section of the catalog for a full list of courses.

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Bachelor Of Science: Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management (HRTM)

Welcome to the Cheyney University Hotel, Restaurant, & Tourism Management Program (HRTM)!

The Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management (HRTM) Program prepare confident, competent, and reflective leaders by providing students with a cutting-edge experiential education that boosts their industry knowledge, hones their decision-making and critical thinking skills, and prepares them for entry-level managerial success. The hospitality industry is among the largest and fastest-growing industries in the world, and hospitality careers are plentiful and varied as they encompass the sub-sectors of hotels and lodging, food and beverage, travel and tourism, recreation and leisure, and meetings and events.

The HRTM Program at Cheyney is proudly accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).

The HRTM Program at Cheyney provides a world-class educational experience thanks to

• critical partnerships with leading industry organizations,
• the incorporation of industry-prevalent certifications and training,
• our emphasis on applied learning via classroom and in-the-field role playing and problem-solving activities, managerial simulations like HOTELsim™,
• class trips featuring managerial Q & A’s and facility tours,
• the requirement of internships and field experiences

In addition, the HRTM program hosts The Cheyney Grille—a flexible, 50-seat, student managed restaurant and teaching kitchen located in Harris-Turner Hall. The Grille allows our students to combine theory and practice by regularly providing weekday lunch options for faculty and staff, as well as hosting specialty catering services to the campus and surrounding communities.

Symbol of Hospitality

The Significance of the Pineapple

American colonists began importing the pineapple from the Caribbean in the 17th century. Due to its seemingly exotic qualities and rareness, the pineapple soon became a symbol of hospitality in early America. Because trade routes between America and Caribbean Islands were often slow and perilous, it was considered a significant achievement from a host to procure a ripe pineapple for guests. Similarly, some accounts tell of New England Sea captains who, upon returning from trade routes in the Caribbean or Pacific, would place a pineapple outside their homes as a symbol of a safe return.

Due to its association with warmth and friendliness, pineapples in America were often used as the “crowning” piece in large displays of food. The pineapple symbol was also used frequently in the 18th and 19th centuries to decorate bedposts, tablecloths, napkins, and anything associated with welcoming guests.

Today, the pineapple remains a fitting symbol for the hospitality industry, and pineapple-themed products still abound. From lamps to candle holders to salt and pepper shakers and beyond, the pineapple motif says…WELCOME!

The Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management (HRTM) Program curriculum takes full advantage of partnerships in a thriving Philadelphia (and DMV) Area location by incorporating hospitality news and trends, industry professionals, and experiential learning into each course.  

The HRTM takes full advantage of partnerships in a thriving Philadelphia (and DMV) Area location by incorporating hospitality news and trends, industry professionals, and experiential learning into each course.  

We continually update our curriculum to satisfy the latest ACPHA requirements and to assure you receive the full experience of studying at Cheyney University. Recognizing you as individuals with unique interests and talents, the faculty have designed the hospitality curriculum to support the focus and breadth you require.  

Program Learning Outcomes  

• Identify and apply the knowledge and skills necessary for hospitality and tourism operations   
• Develop and integrate a core set of business skills necessary to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization   
• Demonstrate competence in the communication skills necessary for hospitality and tourism management   
• Formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management   
• Evaluate leadership principles necessary in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (51 credits)  

Hospitality Core  

The hospitality core and foundation courses cover the basic hospitality topics needed for a career in the hospitality industry. Consistent with the direction of the industry today, the hospitality core at Cheyney University highlights issues related to the global business and hospitality environment, diversity and ethics. Oral and written communication, quantitative reasoning, information literacy, and critical thinking are also stressed throughout the curriculum.  

All HRTM majors must complete a set of foundation and core courses, as well as the required University Core Curriculum . Students admitted to the Keystone Honors Program take the Honors Program core. Please see the Honors Academy Program . The required foundation courses are also used to satisfy University Core Curriculum requirements (see faculty adviser). Students must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in their foundation and HRTM core coursework.  

• HRM 111 Introduction to Service Management  

HRM 221 Hospitality Purchasing  

HRM 223 Travel & Tourism (G)  

HRM 310 Managing Hotel Operations (W)  

HRM 321 Hospitality Marketing & Sales (W)  

HRM 330 Menu Planning & Analysis (W)  

HRM 331 Quantity Food Production  

HRM 359 Events, Conventions & Meeting Planning (W)  

HRM 361 Catering  

HRM 421 Hospitality Management & Gaming  

HRM 461 Hospitality Cost Control  

HRM 472 Hospitality Human Resources  

HRM Hospitality Financial Management  

Required Related Courses (9 credits)  

REC 316 Leisure in Modern Society  

BMG 210 Introduction to Management  

BAA 211 Principles of Accounting 1  

Experiential Learning (6 credits)  

All students are required to complete 6 credits of experiential learning (field experience and/or internship).  

HRM 457/458/459/460 Field Experience I/II/III/IV (1 credit each)  

HRM 462 Field Experience V (6 credits)  

HRM 463 Internship (3 credits)  

HRM 464 Field Experience (3 credits)  

Hospitality Electives  

Students can complete any of these courses to fulfill their 19 credit Free Elective requirement.  

HRM 272 Food & Beverage Management  

HRM 300 Cruise Industry Operations & Sales  

HRM 301 Dining Service Management & Beverage Controls  

HRM 315 Nature, Eco-Tourism, Sport & Destination Management  

HRM 316 Developing Small Hospitality Lodging Properties &Private Clubs  

HRM 325 Wedding, Ceremonies & Tournament Management  

HRM 332 European Cuisine & Oenology  

HRM 360 Workplace Diversity in Hospitality & Tourism  

HRM 362 Quantity Food Restaurant Sanitation  

HRM 399 Real Estate Fundamentals  

HRM 405 Hospitality Product Research & Development  

HRM 407 Classical Wine & Beer & Spirits Management  

HRM 422 Vacation Ownership & Franchising Management  

HRM 423 Spa Management  

HRM 465 Chocolate, Ice Cream & Patisserie Management  

Hospitality Capstone Course (3 credits)  

HRM 499 Senior Seminar  

HRTM MAJOR CURRICLUM SHEET HRTM MAJOR SEMESTER GUIDE  

This Minor is for ALL majors. The classes will enhance your competitive positioning in seeking employment and experiential opportunities.  

Knowing how to make people feel welcome is a skill that translates to any career path. The minor will teach you that skill as well as how to navigate various aspects of the industry. All classes are taught by professionals with experience that includes management and ownership in aspects of restaurants, hotels, culinary, beverage, sales and marketing, finance, event management, tourism and travel.  

MINOR REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)  

The Minor in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management is designed for majors who have an interest in expanding their knowledge and enhancing their career opportunities in the hospitality industry.  

Required Hospitality Courses (3 credits)  

Electives (15 credits)  

Select 15 credits (5 classes) from the HRTM curriculum:  

• You can choose any hospitality courses offered  
• To search for hospitality courses, use the code HRM  

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJORS  

The following Business Administration courses have HRTM equivalents as indicated:  

• BFA 210 Financial Management for HRM 488 Hospitality Financial Management  
• BGN 330 Business Law for HRM 333 Hospitality Law  
• BMG 340 Personnel Management for HRM 472 Hospitality Human Resources  
• BMT 210 Marketing for HRM 321 Hospitality Marketing & Sales”  

RECREATION & LEISURE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS  

The following Recreation & Leisure Management courses have HRTM equivalents as indicated:  

• REC 323 Law in Sport & Physical Education for HRM 333 Hospitality Law  
• REC 324 Sport Marketing for HRM 321 Hospitality Marketing & Sales                               

Only two (2) courses taken in fulfillment of a student’s MAJOR requirements may be counted towards the student’s MINOR requirements.  

HRTM MINOR CURRICULUM SHEET

MISSION, VISION & CORE VALUES

Hotel, Restaurant, & Tourism Management (HRTM) Program Mission Statement:

Students who successfully complete the Cheyney University Hotel, Restaurant, & Tourism Management (HRTM) Program will be information-literate, industry-experienced, technologically savvy, and effective oral and written communicators, who think critically, systematically solve problems, and exhibit sound personal, social, and civic responsibility.

The mission of the HRTM Program is to prepare confident, competent, and reflective leaders by providing students with cutting-edge experiential education that boosts their industry knowledge, hones their decision-making and critical thinking skills, and prepares them for entry-level managerial success.

The Cheyney HRTM Program is expressly aligned with the following three of the University’s six strategic planning goals:

• Goal 1: Strengthen Academic Quality and Excellence
• Goal 2: Advance Student Achievement and Success
• Goal 5: Cultivate Public Engagement and Citizenship

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES  

Our graduates will demonstrate leadership principles as they create favorable stakeholder experiences using inquiry, analytical thinking, collaboration, and hospitality industry skills.  

Student Learning Outcomes  

Cheyney HRTM expects that students who successfully complete the program will exemplify the following five program learning outcomes:  

Program Learning Outcome 1  

Identify and apply the knowledge and skills necessary for hospitality and tourism operations  

• Overview of the hospitality industry, guest experience, and the profession  
• Operations relative to lodging management  
• Operations relative to food service management  
• Relationship of tourism to hospitality management   
• Field experience  
• Operations relative to facility maintenance and management   
• Allow students to develop a depth of knowledge or a broad exposure to the diverse segments of the industry  
• An evaluative culminating/capstone experience  

Program Learning Outcome 2  

Develop and integrate a core set of business skills necessary to successfully operate a hospitality and tourism organization  

• Human resource management relative to business operations    
• Marketing of goods and services relative to business operations    
• Accounting procedures/practices relative to business operations    
• Legal environment relative to business operations    
• Economic environment relative to business operations    
• Technology relative to business operations    
• Organizational theory and foundations of management   
• Financial management relative to business operations    
• Ethical considerations and socio-political influences affecting organizations   
• Strategic management relative to business operations   
• Leadership theory relative to business operations    

Program Learning Outcome 3  

Demonstrate competence in the communication skills necessary for hospitality and tourism management  

• Written communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management   
• Oral communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management  
• Interpersonal communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management  
• Digital communication skills required for hospitality and tourism management  

Program Learning Outcome 4  

Formulate business decisions in hospitality and tourism management  

• Analytical skills required for hospitality and tourism management   
• Critical thinking skills required for hospitality and tourism management  
• Problem solving skills required for hospitality and tourism management  

Program Learning Outcome 5  

Evaluate leadership principles necessary in the diverse and global hospitality and tourism industry  

• Leadership skills necessary to effectively manage in the hospitality industry  
• Relationship between ethical leadership, culture, and performance  
• Exposure to internal and external stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and cultures  

HOSPITALITY COMPETENCIES  

Through participating in curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities, including professional work experience and networking with our industry partners, Bachelor of Science Graduates of the Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management program will have the competencies necessary to successfully manage in a hospitality environment.  

These competencies include:  

Characteristics of Hospitable Service  

• Create favorable guest experiences by using professional service management techniques in a hospitality business environment  

Information Literacy  

• Locate, assess, and use a wide variety of sources methods, and tools available in a hospitality environment to communicate quantitative, qualitative and/or scientific information in the decision-making process  

Analytical Thinking  

• Make clear and logical decisions by organizing, analyzing, and interpreting information and formulating rational solutions in a hospitality business environment  
• Contribute to positive team performance in a hospitality business environment by appraising and managing one’s own team-related competencies, particularly, the knowledge, skills and attitudes considered transportable from one team to another  

Leadership  

• Model the behaviors of effective, ethical leaders by demonstrating the fundamental principles of leadership in a hospitality business environment  

PLACEMENT & RETENTION RATES

Program Student Profile

For the past three academic years (Source: Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration, with data provided by Cheyney University HRTM).

ACCREDITATION

About ACPHA >>

KRYSTAL PETERS

HRTM Program Coordinator & Professor

Cheyney HRTM Class of 2007

Curriculum Vitae

HERBERT BLACK

BEPS Department Chair & Professor

IAN A. BAKER

Chef & Adjunct Instructor

DERREN THOMPSON

Adjunct Instructor

OMARI DERON-HEAD

HARVEIR BLACK

DERRICK THOMPSON

ADVISORY BOARD

We maintain close ties with the industry and have our own Hospitality Industry Advisory Board made up of industry leaders from all sectors of the business. Our Advisory Board is actively involved in a number of key ways with our program that include:  

• Advisory Board Meetings  
• Attending HRTM events and educational programs  
• Advising on our curriculum  
• Visiting us on campus as guest speakers in our classrooms  
• Linking students to internship and career opportunities, as well as mentorship  
• Assisting with fundraising, particularly for special projects to benefit the department and our students  

The Hospitality Management Advisory Board represents the broader hospitality industry and provides industry-specific feedback and assists students in securing internships and jobs.  

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH) The National Society of Minorities in Hospitality is the premier professional organization for hospitality students. NSMH addresses diversity and multiculturalism, as well as career development for its members. https://www.nsmh.org/ 

Chapter President: Kadiyatu Mayah

Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society is an international hospitality management honor society that recognizes hospitality and tourism students for outstanding academic achievement, meritorious service and demonstrated professionalism. https://www.chrie.org/eta-sigma-delta

Chapter President: Jordan M. Williams

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The Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM) program is a leader at the forefront of hospitality education. Our approach goes beyond textbooks, blending established industry expertise with hands-on experience. Learn from globally recognized experts who bring cutting-edge practices right into the classroom. Our industry-ready approach begins on day one, providing you with a skill set that seamlessly combines exceptional service culture and essential business strategies.

Catered to the evolving needs of the hospitality industry, our dedicated program prepares you for long-term success. Our graduates don't just manage hotels, restaurants, and tourism ventures; they pioneer innovative solutions, redefining the very essence of extraordinary service, and elevating customer satisfaction and value to new heights. With us, you're not just prepared; you're poised for a remarkable career in the dynamic world of hospitality.

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The B.S. Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management program provides a specialized education and is accredited by the Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration .

Tradition Meets Innovation. A Curriculum Serving Success.

Founded in 1968, UW-Stout's hospitality programs have been shaping the industry's future leaders, setting benchmarks, and driving innovations in excellence for over 50 years. Our program's globally recognized curriculum is enriched by more than 100 partnerships with notable national and international hospitality businesses. Our alumni lead the way in hotels, resorts, restaurants, and across the tourism industry and support your education journey through industry partnerships, including those with internationally recognized names like Marriot Hotels International, Omni Hotels, Destination Kohler, Kalahari Resorts, Distinguished and Platinum private clubs, and Marcus Hotels & Resorts.

Our experienced faculty provides personalized guidance for success across diverse leadership roles, including:

• Hotel and Resort Operations
• Restaurant Operations Management
• Event and Conference Planning
• Luxury Management
• Private Club Management
• Vacation and Tourism Promotion

Program Overview

View program plans, credit requirements and course descriptions.

All-Inclusive Tuition Model

UW-Stout's Customized Instruction (CI) programs are designed for adult learners and offer an all-inclusive tuition model. All universities present their total costs differently, so if you're comparing UW-Stout's online CI tuition to our competitors, keep in mind:

• Customized instruction tuition rate includes the textbook rental fee.
• No additional university-based semester or technology fees
• Same CI tuition rate for for in-state, out-of-state, and international students.  

Online Program Value

• 100% online courses for working professionals
• Full-time program director and expert faculty
• Online faculty advisor
• Adult Student Services adviser
• (HRTM Online Course Matrix)
• Stackable courses/programs (applicable to other programs)

Learn from Experience Experts

Guided by accomplished instructors, our program bridges academia with industry realities, aligning your education with professional demands.

John Sobota

Program Director. REPM Ambassador, & Lecturer  439 Heritage Hall Call: 715-232-2336 Email: [email protected]

Experiential Learning

Education doesn’t only happen in the classroom in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism program – it happens when students experience the industry they are preparing for during their time at UW-Stout.

One of the defining features of our hotel, restaurant, and tourism program is the unique learning opportunities that students receive. Throughout your program, you will have an opportunity to live and breathe the hospitality industry through experts who visit campus from around the United States, industry site visits that include both day trips and overnight stays, and other active learning opportunities that let you learn from industry professionals away from the classroom environment.

Our depth of relationships with the industry allows you to have an experience that other programs aspire to reach.   With industry support, students experience some of the premier private clubs, resorts, and hotels throughout the Midwest and beyond.  

Industry Partnerships & Connections

Our Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management program has more than 100 partnerships with notable national and international hospitality businesses—a network of hospitality professionals and alumni ready to hire HRTM graduates—ready to help ensure you experience the internships and co-ops that will distinguish your career.

Program graduates hold leadership positions with the following companies and others:

Recruiting Sites:

• Lettuce Entertain You
• Marcus Corporation
• Marriott Corporation
• The Bartolotta Restaurant Group
• Walt Disney World

Other Sites:

• Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
• Great Wolf Resorts
• Hilton Hotel Corporation
• Hormel Foods
• Hyatt Hotels Corporation
• JW Marriott
• Kalahari Hotels
• Kraft Foods
• Omni Hotels
• Radisson Hotels
• Ritz Carlton
• Sheraton Hotels
• Sysco Corporation

Future careers in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management offer dynamic opportunities in various sectors. Graduates can explore rewarding paths as Lodging Managers, Restaurant Managers, Entertainment Managers, and Event Managers, each role rich with potential for growth and leadership in the vibrant hospitality industry. Our program equips students with the skills and knowledge to thrive in these roles, as detailed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) occupational outlook and data. Lodging Manager Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics Occupational Outlook Restaurant Manager Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics Occupational Outlook Entertainment Manager Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics Occupational Outlook Event Manager Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics Occupational Outlook

Classroom Knowledge Meets Career Skills. Internships and Co-ops.

At UW-Stout, hands-on, real-world learning goes beyond the classroom. We take you to industry through site visits and immersive learning opportunities. Our program provides you with opportunities to dive into the industry and develop leadership skills through co-ops and internships. These experiences serve as your gateway to graduate into a successful career, not a job search. These experiences ensure you:

• Are ready on day one - you already know what is happening in industry.
• Develop career-ready skills while applying classroom lessons.
• Grow your professional network, at the regional, national, and international levels.
• Increase your employability upon graduation.

Affordable Paths to a 5-Star Career

Don't let financial barriers stand in your way—our scholarships and articulation agreements make your dream career more accessible than ever. The HRTM Alumni Scholarship for New Students provides funding for first-year students, ProStart High School agreements allow you to get credit for classes and experiences you have had before coming to UW-Stout, and financial aid options are available from both the industry and the university to support your educational journey without weighing down your wallet. Start smart, and invest in your future today.

Alumni from our HRTM program have come together to establish this scholarship, honoring the legacy of Professor Philip H. McGuirk. If you're just starting out here as a freshman or a new student in the HRTM program, know that this award is specifically designed for you. It's an opportunity to propel you on your journey in hospitality leadership.     

The HRTM Alumni Scholarship for New Students is a $1,000 one-year, non-renewable scholarship.  Thirty scholarship awards are available for new entering students pursuing a major in Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management. No additional scholarship application is required, you will be automatically eligible if you meet these criteria:

• Incoming first-year OR Transfer student, transferring from an accredited college
• Enrolled as a full-time, degree-seeking student for fall semester in the Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management program
• Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher from the most recent school attended
• Both on-campus and online/customized instruction students are eligible

For high school students considering our program, UW-Stout has established new articulation agreements with ProStart High School. These agreements offer a unique opportunity for current high school students, allowing them to earn "free" 12 credits in the HRTM program. This means you can get a head start on your hospitality management journey even before setting foot on our campus.

Additional HRTM Scholarships

There are numerous scholarships available for students majoring in Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management. Eligibility requirements vary, but awards are available regardless of financial need. For consideration, you must submit a Stout University Foundation Scholarship application - with a single application, you'll be considered for every Foundation scholarship for which you qualify.

Application

To apply for the on-campus or online Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, you need to  apply to UW-Stout.

Financial Aid

Students who are attending another institution, but are planning to receive their degree from UW-Stout, may be eligible to receive aid from UW‐Stout. In these cases, UW‐Stout is considered the Home Institution and the other campus is considered the Visiting Institution.

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• Articulation Agreements

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To be globally recognized for preparing future industry leaders through a contemporary, applied business of hospitality curriculum.

HRTM Student Learning Outcomes

The student learning objectives for the Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management program and approved by the University are:

1.    Grasp the scope and major components of the hospitality industry.  2.    Develop the unique characteristics needed to lead hospitality and other service-oriented industries.  3.    Apply fundamental management theories to the effective management of hospitality industry businesses.  4.    Explain current issues, trends, opportunities and unique challenges facing the hospitality industry. 5.    Demonstrate the fundamental management and leadership skills needed for career success within the hospitality industry.  6.    Identify the impacts that current, emerging and future trends have on effective hospitality operations.  

Industry Committee Members

Faculty committee members, student committee members.

Club Managers of American Association (CMAA) Club Management Association of America (CMAA),  is a professional student club  and one of the oldest student chapters in America. The club focuses on the private club industry and understanding the unique aspects and opportunities of this distinctive component of the hospitality industry. The goals of the student CMAA chapter is to help members become comfortable interacting with their peers and industry professionals, work on building members' resume and national network of contacts, provide professional development, identify internship opportunities around the country at some of the most prestigious clubs in America, obtain scholarships for their studies and for immersive leaving opportunities like the annual world conference, and traveling around the country to help students prepare for their career. Ultimately, the club’s education and resource focus to help students excel in today's ever-evolving industry.

HSMAI Overview Hospitality, Sales, and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), is committed to growing business for hotels and their partners and is the industry’s leading advocate for intelligent, sustainable hotel revenue growth. The association provides marketing, sales and revenue optimization professionals with tools, insights, and expertise to fuel sales, inspire marketing, and optimize revenue. The student chapter tours hospitality properties, conducts sales blitzes, as well as participates in events with our state and global HSMAI chapter, along with fundraising to attend the national Adrian Awards event.  

Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management

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Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, B.S: 4-year Sequence      

Introduction

Hotel, restaurant and tourism management is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the United States. Each year, leisure time increases for thousands of Americans, and the demands on the hospitality industry are growing. Existing lodging and dining facilities are expanding and new businesses are developing to accommodate the increased demand for hospitality services.

 UW-Stout’s Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management majors receive a variety of training. The program includes studies in general education to provide students a flexible background, enabling them to adapt to a wide variety of situations in today’s rapidly changing society. A choice of professional selectives provides students with flexibility to pursue a specialized field of study. The curriculum is designed to prepare competent, creative and responsible managers. Graduates are employed in the hospitality food and beverage industry, and in hotels and tourism facilities.

The primary mission of the Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management program is to remain a leading educational provider of hospitality management candidates. This will be achieved by strategically planning and implementing educational resources that generate graduates who are exposed to a diverse curriculum that encompasses general studies; fundamentals of business administration; and professional courses in hotel administration, restaurant operations, and tourism management.

HRTM Program Brand/Leading Statement:

“To educate individuals for careers and life-long learning in global hospitality and tourism by combing theory, applied management, and experiential learning.”

UW-Stout’s School of HRTM provides an educational experience to develop the leadership and management skills needed by industry leaders of tomorrow. With a mission stating to “Developing Hospitality World Leaders.”

General Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree Total for graduation 120 credits   Stout Core 40 credits   Professional Studies 80 credits

A “C-” (1.67) or better is required for each course in the professional studies. A 2.75 grade point average is required for graduation.

Program Requirements

Stout core (40-41 credits), communication skills (9 credits).

• ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
• ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
• ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
• ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
• COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (10 credits)

• MATH-118 Concepts of Mathematics (4 cr.)
• Course Selective-1 : Natural Sciences w/ Lab
• STAT-130 Elementary Statistics (3 cr.) (recommended) or
• Course Selective-2 :

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

• Course Selective-1 :

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

• Course Selective-2 : or
• ECON-210 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr.) or
• ECON-215 Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr.) (recommended)

Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)

Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and ethical reasoning courses.

• Course Selective-1 : or
• HT-252 Professionalism (3 cr.) (recommended)

Electives to reach 40 Stout Core credits

Students must also take courses with the following designations:, racial and ethnic studies (2 courses).

• HT-350 Hospitality Diversity Management (3 cr.) (recommended) or
• HT-375 Tourism, Culture & Place (3 cr.) (recommended) or

Global Perspective (2 courses)

Professional studies requirements (80 credits), school core (24 credits).

• GEM-211 Customer Experience Management (3 cr.)
• HT-254 Services Marketing (3 cr.)
• HT-261 Hospitality Employee Relations (3 cr.)
• HT-311 Pricing Strategies & Revenue Tactics (3 cr.)
• HT-348 Customer Analytics (3 cr.)
• HT-457 Hospitality Management Strategies (3 cr.)
• PM-280 Hospitality Facilities Management (3 cr.)
• PM-362 Real Estate Market Analysis and Investment Analysis (3 cr.)

HRTM Foundations (29 credits)

• HT-101 Principles of Hospitality Organizational Management (3 cr.)
• HT-121 Principles of Foodservice Operations (3 cr.)
• HT-135 Lodging Systems (3 cr.)
• BUACT-206 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUACT-207 Introduction-Corporate and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
• HT-345 Hospitality Sales (3 cr.)
• HT-351 Hospitality Convention/Meeting Planning (3 cr.)
• HT-349 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) (1 cr. required)
• HT-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) (1 cr. required)
• HT-454 Security and Risk Management for the Hospitality Industry (3 cr.)
• HT-460 Hospitality Industry Law and Liability (3 cr.)

Operations Tracks (12 credits)

• HT-150 Institutional Food Purchasing (2 cr.)
• HT-324 Food Service Production and Operation (3 cr.)
• HT-326 Wine, Spirits and Beverage Management (3 cr.)
• HT-330 Resort Planning and Operation (3 cr.)
• HT-352 Club Management (3 cr.)
• HT-362 Foodservice Finance and Cost Control (3 cr.)
• HT-430 Lodging Administration (3 cr.)
• HT-450 Food Service Administration (3 cr.)

Professional Selectives (12 credits)

Courses from golf enterprise management (GEM), hospitality and tourism (HT), and property management (PM), or an international experience, approved by the program director, may be taken to reach the 12- credit requirement.

• Course Selective-3 :
• Course Selective-4 :

HRTM Leadership (Choose 3 credits)

• HT-490 Hospitality Capstone (3 cr.)

25 Best Colleges for Hospitality Management – 2024

April 23, 2024

If you aspire to one day manage a hotel, resort, casino, food service operation, or restaurant, then hospitality management is definitely the right undergraduate major for you. Along the way, you’ll take courses in subjects such as diversity, leisure theory, leadership and group dynamics, legal issues in recreation, foundations of tourism, event planning, program evaluation, and service marketing. Our list of the Best Colleges for Hospitality Management “serves up” stellar undergraduate opportunities for expert instruction, internships, and corporate networking. Elite programs like Cornell, Boston University, and NYU cater to upper-echelon applicants with extremely high GPAs and standardized test scores, but many other schools featured on our list are accessible to “B” students and still prepare graduates to find quality jobs in this exciting, constantly-growing field.

Methodology 

Click here to read our methodology for the Best Colleges for Hospitality Management Majors

Best Colleges for Hospitality Management Majors

Here’s a quick preview of the first ten hospitality management departments that made our list. Detailed profiles and stats can be found when you scroll below.

1) Cornell University

2) Boston University

3) New York University

4) Florida State University

5) University of Central Florida

6) University of Nevada-Las Vegas

7) Pennsylvania State University

8) Michigan State University

9) University of Massachusetts-Amherst

10) George Washington University

All of the schools profiled below have stellar reputations in the field of hospitality management and commit substantial resources to undergraduate education. For each of the best colleges for hospitality management, College Transitions will provide you with—when available—each school’s:

• Cost of Attendance
• Acceptance Rate
• Median  SAT
• Median  ACT
• Retention Rate
• Graduation Rate

We will also include a longer write-up of each college’s:

• Academic Highlights – Includes facts like student-to-faculty ratio, average class size, number of majors offered, and most popular majors.
• Professional Outcomes – Includes info on the rate of positive outcomes, companies employing alumni, and graduate school acceptances.

Cornell University

Academic Highlights: A diverse array of academic programs includes 80 majors and 120 minors spread across the university’s seven schools/colleges. Classes are a bit larger at Cornell than at many other elite institutions. Still, 55% of sections have fewer than 20 students. Most degrees conferred in 2022 were in computer science (17%), engineering (13%), business (13%), and biology (13%). The SC Johnson College of Business houses two undergraduate schools, both of which have phenomenal reputations.

Professional Outcomes: Breaking down the graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, the largest school at Cornell, 68% entered the workforce, 28% entered graduate school, 1% pursued other endeavors such as travel or volunteer work, and the remaining 3% were still seeking employment six months after receiving their diplomas. The top sectors attracting campus-wide graduateswere financial services (18%), technology (17%), consulting (15%), and education (10%). Of the students from A&S going on to graduate school, 15% were pursuing JDs, 5% MDs, and 22% PhDs.

• Enrollment: 15,735
• Cost of Attendance: $88,150
• Median SAT: 1520
• Median ACT: 34
• Acceptance Rate: 7%
• Retention Rate: 97%
• Graduation Rate: 95%

Boston University

Academic Highlights: In total, the university offers more than 300 programs of study, 100+ of which are distinct undergraduate degrees spread across ten schools/colleges. Many classes at BU are reasonably small—60% contain fewer than twenty students; only 19% contain more than forty. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1. The greatest number of degrees are conferred in social sciences (16%), business/marketing (15%), communications and journalism (15%), biology (11%), engineering (9%), and health professions/related sciences (7%).

Professional Outcomes: Six months after graduation, 90% of BU grads have found their way into the world of employment or full-time graduate study. Across all graduating years, companies employing more than 350 BU alums include Google, Oracle, Accenture, IBM, and Amazon Web Services. Of the one-quarter of grads who move directly into graduate school, many are welcomed onto the campuses of elite graduate programs. For example, engineering students found new academic homes at MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and Columbia.

• Enrollment: 18,459
• Cost of Attendance: $86,363
• Median SAT: 1430
• Median ACT: 32
• Acceptance Rate: 14%
• Retention Rate: 94%
• Graduation Rate: 89%

New York University

• New York, NY

Academic Highlights: NYU is divided into a number of smaller (but still quite large) colleges organized by discipline; in sum, there are 230 areas of undergraduate study across nine schools and colleges. For its size, a commendable 58% of classes have an enrollment under 20 students. While all schools within NYU have solid reputations, Stern holds the distinction as one of the top undergraduate business programs in the country. For those entering film, dance, drama, or other performing arts, Tisch is as prestigious a place as you can find to study.

Professional Outcomes: Within six months of exiting, 94% of Class of 2022 grads had landed at their next destination, with 78% employed and 21% in graduate school. The top industries for employment were healthcare (11%), internet and software (9%), finance (8%), and entertainment (8%). Large numbers of alumni can be found at Google, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Citi, and Amazon. The mean starting salary is $75,336. In 2022, business, arts and sciences, and law school were the most popular grad school destinations.

• Enrollment: 29,401 (undergraduate); 29,711 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $90,222-$96,172
• Acceptance Rate: 12%
• Retention Rate: 95%
• Graduation Rate: 87%

Florida State University

• Tallahassee, FL

Academic Highlights: A wide range of baccalaureate degrees—103 to be precise—are available at FSU. The student-to-faculty is a 17:1, which translates into somewhat larger class sizes. Ten percent of sections contain more than fifty students, and 4% have more than 100. However, that is balanced by the 66% of sections that contain fewer than twenty students. Twenty-three percent of degrees conferred fall under the business umbrella. The social sciences (15%), psychology (8%), biology (8%), and homeland security (6%) are next in popularity.

Professional Outcomes: Eighty-three percent of job-seeking Seminole grads receive at least one offer of employment within three months of graduation. The top five sectors employing 2022 grads are (in order) finance, technology, marketing, health, and engineering. Roughly one-third of 2022 Florida State grads elected to immediately pursue admission into an advanced degree program; 75% of those who apply receive at least one acceptance. A typical graduating class sees over 100 students accepted into medical schools and over 200 accepted into law schools.

• Enrollment: 32,936
• Cost of Attendance: $25,762 (In-State); $39,692 (Out-of-State)
• Median SAT: 1300
• Median ACT: 29
• Acceptance Rate: 25%
• Graduation Rate: 85%

University of Central Florida

• Orlando, FL

Academic Highlights:  With a very high 29:1 student-to-faculty ratio, classes at UCF are fairly large as 23% contain 50 or more students. There are 100+ undergraduate majors at this institution. The most popular majors are business (17%), health professions (15%), psychology (10%), engineering (9%), and the visual and performing arts (7%). The school ranks well for facilitating social mobility and overall value and the engineering, computer science, and nursing programs all rank well on a national level.

Professional Outcomes:  Over two-thirds of recent graduates obtained employment immediately after earning their bachelor’s degree; one-quarter head right to graduate school. The median starting salary is $47,000 and the most commonly entered industries are hospital/healthcare, education, hospitality services, engineering, technology, financial, accounting, and marketing. The most popular graduate degrees pursued were in the sciences, health professions, education, and medicine.

• Enrollment: 58,749
• Cost of Attendance: $24,244 (In-State); $39,269 (Out-of-State)
• Median SAT: 1270
• Median ACT: 27
• Acceptance Rate: 41%
• Retention Rate: 93%
• Graduation Rate: 76%

University of Nevada Las Vegas

• Las Vegas, NV

Academic Highlights:  UNLV allows undergraduates to choose from 76 majors and 70 minors, all with an 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio. In total, 43% of course sections take place in a smaller setting capped at 19 students. The academic area attracting the most attention is business (23%), although psychology (9%), health professions and related programs (8%), the social sciences (7%), homeland security & law enforcement (7%), and the visual and performing arts (6%) are also quite popular.

Professional Outcomes:  Remaining in the Las Vegas Area after graduating is the most common move for UNLV alum, but sizable numbers also flock to Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, and Dallas. The companies employing the greatest number of alumni are the Clark County School District, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Amazon, Wynn Las Vegas, the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, and Resorts World Las Vegas.

• Enrollment: 25,365
• Cost of Attendance: $26,591 (In-State); $47,351 (Out-of-State)
• Median SAT: 1120
• Median ACT: 21
• Acceptance Rate: 85%
• Retention Rate: 77%
• Graduation Rate: 47%

Pennsylvania State University — University Park

• State College, PA

Academic Highlights: Penn State offers 275 majors and a number of top-ranked programs in a host of disciplines. The College of Engineering is rated exceptionally well on a national scale and is also the most popular field of study, accounting for 15% of the degrees conferred. The Smeal College of Business is equally well-regarded, earning high rankings in everything from supply chain management to accounting to marketing. It attracts 15% of total degree-seekers. 61% of classes have an enrollment below thirty students.

Professional Outcomes: By graduation, 70% of Nittany Lions have found their next employment or graduate school home. 98% of College of Business grads are successful within three months of exiting, flocking in large numbers to stellar finance, accounting, consulting, and technology firms. Hundreds of alumni work at Citi, Salesforce, and Meta, and more than 500 currently work at each of IBM, Deloitte, PwC, Amazon, EY, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle. 75% of 2022 grads employed full-time earned starting salaries greater than $50k.

• Enrollment: 41,745 (undergraduate); 7,020 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $32,656 (in-state); $52,610 (out-of-state)
• Acceptance Rate: 55%
• Retention Rate: 91%

Michigan State University

• East Lansing, MI

Academic Highlights: This highly regarded state institution boasts over 200 programs—undergraduate, graduate, and professional—across 17 degree-granting colleges. A 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio rates in the average range for public universities of MSU’s size and scope. Class sizes are a genuine mix of small seminars and giant lecture halls. 16% of the degrees conferred in 2022 were in the business/marketing category. The next most common degrees were earned in communication/journalism (12%), engineering (11%), and the social sciences (8%).

Professional Outcomes: Within months of strutting across the graduation stage, 56% of Class of 2022 members had landed full-time employment, 27% were pursuing advanced degrees, and 6% were still looking for a job. The top employers of this group included big names like General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Deloitte, Epic Systems, Target, PepsiCo, and Microsoft. The median starting salary earned was $60,000. Among the grads schools favored by recent alumni are the University of Michigan, New York University, Columbia University, and Boston University.

• Enrollment: 39,201
• Cost of Attendance: $27,805 (In-State); $55,189 (Out-of-State)
• Median SAT: 1220
• Acceptance Rate:
• Retention Rate: 89%
• Graduation Rate: 82%

University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Amherst, MA

Academic Highlights: 110 majors are offered across eight undergraduate colleges, including the highly ranked Isenberg School of Management. Programs in sports management, architecture, computer science, and nursing are top-rated. Of all degrees conferred in 2022, business/marketing diplomas accounted for 14%, followed by biology (11%), social sciences (10%), psychology (8%), health professions (7%), engineering (7%), and computer science (7%). 47% of courses enroll fewer than 20 students, and 30% engage in undergraduate research.

Professional Outcomes: Six months after graduating, 65% of newly minted 2022 grads were employed full-time and 26% were attending graduate school part-time. The most populated industries are health/medical professions (13%), internet & software (10%), biotech & life sciences (4%), and higher education (4%). Companies presently employing 100+ Minutemen and Minutewomen include Oracle, Mass Mutual, Amazon, IBM, Google, Intel, Microsoft, PwC, Wayfair, and Apple. Boston is the most popular landing spot for graduates.

• Enrollment: 23,936 (undergraduate); 7,874 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $37,219 (in-state); $59,896 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1380
• Median ACT: 31
• Acceptance Rate: 58%
• Graduation Rate: 83%

George Washington University

• Washington, D.C.

Academic Highlights: GW undergraduates choose from 75+ majors spread across nine colleges. The school’s 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio translates to a mix of small, medium, and large undergraduate sections. Twelve percent of courses have single-digit enrollments, 10% have over 50 students, and the majority fall in the 10 to 29 range. The social sciences (31%) are the area in which the greatest number of degrees are awarded followed by health professions (17%), business (15%), biology (5%), and computer science (5%).

Professional Outcomes: Within six months of leaving GW, 96% of the Class of 2022 had found their way to gainful employment or graduate school while 4% were still job hunting. Of the 68% of grads already in the workplace, 68% were in a for-profit industry, 25% had entered a nonprofit position, and 8% were working in government. A healthy 27% of those earning their diplomas in 2022 immediately turned their attention to earning an advanced degree. Among that group were 76% seeking master’s degrees, 11% entering law school, 5% pursuing a medical degree, and 3% entering a doctoral program.

• Enrollment: 11,482
• Cost of Attendance: $85,740
• Median SAT: 1410
• Acceptance Rate: 49%
• Retention Rate: 90%

Purdue University — West Lafayette

• West Lafayette, IN

Academic Highlights: Purdue offers over 200 majors at ten discipline-specific colleges, and 38% of course sections have an enrollment of 19 or fewer. Engineering and engineering technologies majors earn 34% of the degrees conferred by the university; the College of Engineering cracks the top ten on almost every list of best engineering schools. The Krannert School of Management is also well-regarded by employers; 11% of degrees conferred are in business. Other popular majors include computer science (10%) and agriculture (5%)—both are incredibly strong.

Professional Outcomes: Shortly after receiving their diplomas, 70% of 2022 grads headed to the world of employment while 24% headed to graduate/professional school. The top industries entered by grads in recent years are (1) health care, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices; (2) finance, insurance, and consulting; (3) manufacturing and machinery; (4) airline, aviation, and aerospace. Companies employing the greatest number of recent alumni were Amazon, Deloitte, PepsiCo, Labcorp, Lockheed Martin, and Microsoft. The average starting salary was $68k across all degree programs.

• Enrollment: 37,949 (undergraduate); 12,935 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $22,812 (in-state); $41,614 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1330
• Acceptance Rate: 53%
• Graduation Rate: 84%

University of Houston

• Houston, TX

Academic Highlights: Nearly 100 undergraduate majors are offered across 11 different colleges. Programs within the College of Business and College of Engineering are particularly strong, especially petroleum engineering, entrepreneurship, and marketing. The most degrees are conferred in business/management/marketing (28%), psychology (7%), computer science (7%), engineering (7%), biological sciences (7%), and social sciences (6%). 34% of classes enroll fewer than 20 students, and

Professional Outcomes: By graduation day, 29% of recent grads had already accepted a full-time position and 11% had been accepted to graduate school. For those who entered the workforce, top employers were Houston ISD (as well as several other school systems), JPMorgan Chase, Houston Methodist, and Walgreens. Of those continuing their education, the highest percentage stayed at the University of Houston followed by the University of Texas, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M, Texas Woman’s University, and Rice.

• Enrollment: 37,946 (undergraduate); 8,730 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $24,268 (in-state); $39,868 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1230
• Median ACT: 25
• Acceptance Rate: 70%
• Retention Rate: 87%
• Graduation Rate: 65%

Texas A&M University — College Station

• College Station, TX

Academic Highlights: With nineteen schools and colleges and 130+ undergraduate degree programs, Texas A&M is a massive operation. As the name implies, there is a heavy emphasis on agriculture, engineering, and business, which all place well in national rankings and garner deep respect from major corporations and graduate/professional schools. Class sizes trend large, but 24% of courses enroll fewer than 20 students and personal connections with professors are entirely possible, particularly through the research-oriented LAUNCH program.

Professional Outcomes: On graduation day, 54% of students had already received at least one job offer and 22% were heading to graduate/professional school. Many Aggies go on to work at major oil, tech, and consulting firms; more than 500 are employed at each of ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Chevron, EY, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, Accenture, and PWC. Starting salaries were strong—on average, College of Engineering grads made $80k and College of Agriculture & Life Sciences grads netted $54k. A&M is also the eighth-largest producer of law students in the entire country.

• Enrollment: 57,512 (undergraduate); 16,502 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $31,058 (in-state); $59,336 (out-of-state)
• Median ACT: 28
• Acceptance Rate: 63%

University of South Carolina

• Columbia, SC

Academic Highlights: UofSC is a massive enterprise, with 16 colleges/schools within the larger university. Even so, 70% of all sections contain 29 or fewer students. 32% of students take the opportunity to earn a degree in the business/marketing realm from the superb Darla Moore School of Business. The international business program is also top-ranked. Other popular disciplines include health services (11%), biology (10%), engineering (6%), and communication and journalism (6%).  The South Carolina Honors College is extremely hard to get into and is one of the finest in the entire country.

Professional Outcomes: 79% of recent grads landed at their next destination within six months with an average starting salary of over $55,000. Within the School of Business, 87% of 2023 grads were employed within three months and the average starting salary was $69k. Top employers of recent classes included KPMG, IBM, Aramark, Bank of America, Vanguard, PwC, and Marriot. The majority of those continuing their studies in a graduate/professional degree program did so at the University of South Carolina; other popular landing spots are Duke and Wake Forest.

• Enrollment: 27,343 (undergraduate); 8,310 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $38,696 (in-state); $60,942 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1280
• Acceptance Rate: 64%
• Graduation Rate: 78%

University of Delaware

Academic Highlights: The University of Delaware offers 150 bachelor’s degree programs. Nearly one-third of students pursue a degree in either business (21%) or engineering (9%), two of the school’s highest-ranked departments. Nursing is popular, with 11% of degrees conferred being in the health professions. Other frequently pursued majors include the social sciences (10%), biology (7%), and education (5%). 62% of courses enroll fewer than 30 students. The university also has the oldest study abroad program in the nation, with 30% of undergrads participating.

Professional Outcomes: 94% of Class of 2022 grads quickly found their next destination. 66% were employed, with 74% taking jobs at for-profit companies, 16% at nonprofits, 7% in K-12 education, and 4% with a government entity. The greatest number of newly minted alums were hired by JPMorgan Chase & Co., KPMG, EY, ChristianaCare, and Deloitte. The median starting salary for this cohort was $62,000. 28% immediately pursued an advanced degree, with 62% entering master’s programs, 20% entering a professional program, and 9% beginning a PhD.

• Enrollment: 18,066 (undergraduate); 4,557 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $33,718 (undergraduate); $57,358 (graduate)
• Acceptance Rate: 72%

Florida International University

Academic Highlights: Florida International offers 120 undergraduate degree programs across eight different colleges, from business, engineering, and architecture to hospitality & tourism management. The international business program is especially well-regarded and nationally ranked. Popularity-wise, the most degrees are conferred in business/management/marketing (24%), psychology (13%), multi/interdisciplinary studies (10%), biological sciences (7%), and the social sciences (7%). 37% of classes enroll fewer than 20 students.

Professional Outcomes: Those who graduated in 2024 had largely positive outcomes, with 62% employed, 12% pursuing a volunteer activity, 6% taking additional coursework, and 2% joining the military. Across all majors over the past five years, the most alumni have go on to work in the following sectors: operations, education, healthcare services, sales, administrative, business development, and community and social services. Top employers include Florida International University, Baptist Health, Miami-Dade Public Schools, Amazon, and Apple.

• Enrollment: 44,045 (undergraduate); 10,040 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $26,016 (in-state); $38,414 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1150
• Median ACT: 23
• Acceptance Rate: 59%
• Retention Rate: 92%
• Graduation Rate: 70%

James Madison University

• Harrisonburg, VA

Academic Highlights: JMU offers 75+ undergraduate degrees to a very happy student population; surveyed undergrads report a stunning 93% satisfaction rate. A 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio does not fully capture how generally modest class sizes tend to be at the university. Thirty-seven percent of sections enroll fewer than 19 students and the average class size is 25 students. 19% of all degrees awarded are in nursing. Next in popularity are business/marketing (15%), communication/journalism (9%), and the social sciences (8%).

Professional Outcomes: Within six months of graduating, 75% of 2022 grads had obtained full-time employment, 22% were continuing their education, and 4% were still figuring out their next step. More than 25 recent grads were hired by each of KPMG and Deloitte. Dukes found employment at 1,610 organizations around the world and the average starting salary was $57,615. Among the almost one-quarter of recent grads who matriculated directly into a graduate school program, the most popular location was JMU itself.

• Enrollment: 20,346
• Cost of Attendance: $32,248 (In-State); $49,482 (Out-of-State)
• Median SAT: 1240
• Median ACT: 26
• Acceptance Rate: 78%
• Graduation Rate: 81%

Washington State University

• Pullman, WA

Academic Highlights: At WSU, students can choose from 95 majors, 86 minors, and more than 100 in-major specializations and also enjoy a stellar 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio. That level of support leads to 35% of courses enrolling 19 or fewer students versus 19% that enroll 50 or more. 21% of all degrees in 2022 were conferred in the area of business/marketing. Also popular were engineering (10%), the social sciences (10%), biology (9%), and psychology (8%).

Professional Outcomes:  Graduates of WSU tend to concentrate in Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The greatest number of alumni are presently employed by Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon, SEL, Starbucks, Amazon Web Services, T-Mobile, Google, Nike, Meta, and CBRE. Many students who enroll immediately in an advanced degree program do so at Washington State itself. They offer 140 graduate programs and certificates.

• Enrollment: 22,612
• Cost of Attendance: $29,944 (In-State); $45,628 (Out-of-State)
• Median SAT: 1140
• Acceptance Rate: 83%
• Retention Rate: 81%
• Graduation Rate: 62%

Cal Poly – Pomona

Academic Highlights:  Cal Poly Pomona is a massive institution with 1,076 faculty members at over 25,000 undergraduate students. The average size for an undergraduate class section is 32 students and the student-to-faculty ratio is 25:1. While a polytechnic institute, the most commonly conferred degree in 2022 was actually business (29%). Next up are engineering (18%), the social sciences (9%), science technologies (6%), and agriculture (4%).

Professional Outcomes:  An excellent 91% of the Class of 2023 had already achieved positive outcomes within six months of leaving campus. The employers locking down the largest number of recent Cal Poly Pomona grads were Accenture, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bloomberg, DraftKings, Meta, Morgan Stanley, NIH, Nike, PwC, and Tesla Motors. The graduate destinations of Class of 2023 members included Harvard, Brown, Duke, Stanford, Oxford, Yale, USC, UPenn, and Georgia Tech.

• Enrollment: 25,181
• Cost of Attendance: $29,226 (In-State); $41,406 (Out-of-State)
• Median SAT: N/A
• Median ACT: N/A
• Graduation Rate: 66%

University of Denver

Academic Highlights : There are 200 total degree programs at the University of Denver, with small class sizes being the norm as 55% of sections contain no more than 19 students, and 80% enroll a maximum of 29 individuals. The Daniels College of Business is highly respected by employers and attracts the greatest number of undergraduates. 32% of the degrees conferred in 2022 were in business/marketing, 16% were in the social sciences, 9% in biology, 9% in psychology, 8% in communication/journalism, and 7% in the visual and performing arts.

Professional Outcomes: 90% of 2022 Pioneer grads successfully entered the world of employment or graduate school within six months of earning their bachelor’s degree. 59% were employed full-time with a mean starting salary of $62k. Top employers included KPMG, Brown Brothers Harriman, Lockheed Martin, Epic, and Oracle. Other corporations employing 70 or more DU alums include CenturyLink, Charles Schwab, Comcast, Deloitte, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. 27% of 2022 graduates elected to continue their education in a graduate program.

• Enrollment: 6,160 (undergraduate); 7,583 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $80,614
• Median SAT: 1310
• Median ACT: 30
• Retention Rate: 88%
• Graduation Rate: 77%

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Blacksburg, VA

Academic Highlights : Eight undergraduate colleges that offer 110+ distinct bachelor’s degrees are housed within Virginia Tech. 33% of sections contain fewer than 20 students, and 21% of recent graduates report participating in some type of undergraduate research experience. Engineering is the area where the greatest number of degrees are conferred (23%), but business (20%) is a close second. Both disciplines are among the most respected at Tech, along with computer science. Other popular majors include the family and consumer sciences (8%), social sciences (8%), biology (8%), and agriculture (4%).

Professional Outcomes: Within six months of graduating, 56% of the Class of 2022 were employed and 18% were in graduate school. One recent class sent large numbers to major corporations that included Deloitte (67), KPMG (44), Lockheed Martin (39), Capital One (30), EY (28), Booz Allen Hamilton (18), and Northrop Grumman (12). The median salary for 2022 graduates was $67,000. Among recent grads who decided to pursue an advanced degree, the greatest number stayed at VT, while others enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, William & Mary, Columbia, Duke, and Georgia Tech.

• Enrollment: 30,434 (undergraduate); 7,736 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $37,252 (in-state); $58,750 (out-of-state)
• Acceptance Rate: 57%

The Ohio State University — Columbus

• Columbus, OH

Academic Highlights: There are 200+ undergraduate majors and 18 schools and colleges housed within OSU. Business sees the greatest percentage of degrees conferred at 18% followed by engineering (15%), health professions (10%), and the social sciences (9%). It makes sense that so many flock to the business and engineering schools as they are among the highest-rated undergraduate programs in their respective disciplines. 40% of sections enroll fewer than 20 students, and approximately 20% of students gain research experience.

Professional Outcomes: Upon receiving their diplomas, 56% of Class of 2022 graduates were entering the world of employment while 17% were already accepted into graduate or professional school.  Hordes of Buckeyes can be found at many of the nation’s leading companies. More than 2,000 alumni work for JPMorgan Chase, more than 1,000 are employed by Amazon, and more than 600 work for Google and Microsoft. Of the grads who directly matriculate into graduate or professional school, many continue in one of OSU’s own programs.

• Enrollment: 45,728 (undergraduate); 14,318 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $27,241 (in-state); $52,747 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1340-1450
• Median ACT: 29-32
• Graduation Rate: 88%

College of Charleston

• Charleston, SC

Academic Highlights : Undergrads can choose from 67 majors, 81 minors, and 4 certificates across seven schools: the School of the Arts, the School of Business, the School of Education, the School of Health Sciences, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs, and the School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering. By degrees conferred, popular majors include speech communication/rhetoric (8%), psychology (8%), biological sciences (8%), and business (7%). 38% of classes enroll fewer than 20 students.

Professional Outcomes: Within six months of graduation, 78% of the Class of 2022 was employed and 18% were attending graduate/professional school. 5% were volunteering, serving in the military, or pursuing a paid internship. Of those employed, popular sectors included science, technology, engineering, and math; health services; and marketing/sales. Top employers for alumni who exited in the past five years include the College of Charleston itself, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston County School District, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

• Enrollment: 10,660 (undergraduate); 1,069 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $33,007 (in-state); $58,119 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1210
• Retention Rate: 82%

Iowa State University

Academic Highlights:  With more than 100 majors available across six undergraduate colleges, Iowa State has no shortage of academic pathways to explore. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19:1, yet, courses are a mix of large and small. 31% of sections enroll fewer than 20 students and 22% enroll more than 50. In terms of sheer popularity, engineering wins the day accounting for 23% of degrees earned in 2022. Business (18%), agricultural fields (10%), biology (5%), and education (5%) also see high volume.

Professional Outcomes: Graduates of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are employed in fairly large numbers by the likes of John Deere, Principal Financial Group, and Amazon. Overall, the most alumni work for Wells Fargo, Bayer, Corteva Agriscience, Collins Aerospace, Cargill, and Microsoft. Most remain in Iowa after graduation but many also move to Minnesota, Chicago, California, or Texas. The average starting salary for an engineering grad was $74,716 in 2023.

• Enrollment: 25,241
• Cost of Attendance: $24,204 (In-State); $41,390 (Out-of-State)
• Median ACT: 24
• Acceptance Rate: 90%
• Retention Rate: 86%
• Graduation Rate: 74%

Temple University

• Philadelphia, PA

Academic Highlights: Temple offers 100 undergraduate programs, including those at the well-regarded Fox School of Business. Other programs with strong national reputations include criminal justice, public health, and kinesiology. The most undergraduate degrees are conferred in business (22%) followed by communication/journalism and health professions (tied at 11%), the visual and performing arts (8%), biology (7%), psychology (6%), and computer science (5%). 42% of classes have an enrollment of 19 or fewer students, and 71% contain no more than 29 undergraduates.

Professional Outcomes: 51% of recent grads quickly secured employment and another 18% were enrolled in graduate school. Hundreds of Owl alumni can be found at big-time companies such as Merck, Comcast, Vanguard, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, and Bristol Myers Squib. Within six months of graduating, 91% of Fox School of Business 2021 graduates were employed or had started their own businesses. The median salary for all graduates of that school was $57,000.

• Enrollment: 24,106 (undergraduate); 9,124 (graduate)
• Cost of Attendance: $41,828-$46,866 (in-state); $56,092-$65,618 (out-of-state)
• Median SAT: 1245
• Acceptance Rate: 80%
• Retention Rate: 84%

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