by our College Data Analytics TeamHospitality Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in hospitality, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for hospitality majors, Iowa State came in at #21. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Iowa State paid an average of $968 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,042 | $23,230 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,001 | $1,001 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,193 | $9,193 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,430 | $2,430 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Iowa State in Hospitality walked away with an average of $25,750 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $22,623.
hospitality who receive their bachelor’s degree from Iowa State make an average of $39,396 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $34,779.
Online degrees for the Iowa State hospitality bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 87.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in hospitality in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.3% of the hospitality bachelor’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 102 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Hospitality Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Hospitality Administration/Management | 28 |
| Meeting and Event Planning | 105 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to hospitality management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 360 |
| Accounting | 188 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 10 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 34 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 254 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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