Undergraduate Hospitality Management at Western Carolina University

Here is an overview of this program at Western. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #5 out of 5 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Western Undergraduate Hospitality Management Rankings

#127 in the U.S.

#6 in North Carolina

#34 in the Southeast Region

College Factual rates Western among the top schools in the country for hospitality management, coming in at #127 out of 177 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Hospitality Management Schools	127 of 177
Best Hospitality Management Schools in North Carolina	6 of 6
Best Hospitality Management Schools in the Southeast Region	34 of 53

Undergraduate Hospitality Management Degrees at Western

The table below lists every degree level available for hospitality management at Western, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	16

Western Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Western Carolina University conferred 16 bachelor’s degrees in hospitality management.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Western is a solid choice among schools offering hospitality management at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #5 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	5
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	28
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91

Salary of Hospitality Management Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$42,036 Bachelor's Median Salary

Hospitality Management graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Western go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $42,036 a year. This is below $52,554, the median for all majors at Western.

Student Debt of Hospitality Management Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$26,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Western, hospitality management students accumulate a median of $26,000 in student loans. This is above $24,235, the typical median for all majors at Western.

Student debt for Hospitality Management majors with a bachelor's degree at Western

Western Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,630 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$26,000 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,000	$5,000
Fees	$3,630	$3,630

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 31% of hospitality management bachelor’s degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

The largest share of hospitality management bachelor’s degree graduates at Western are White. About 88% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s in hospitality management.

Ethnic diversity of Hospitality Management majors at Western Carolina University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	1

Hospitality Administration/Management, General (Bachelor’s)

Western granted 16 bachelor’s degrees in hospitality administration/management, general in the latest year of data — 69% to women and 31% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (88%).

Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #3
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #24
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #66

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.