by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Hospitality Administration/Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Hospitality Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Western Kentucky University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in hospitality, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Today's managers must have a versatile skill set. They are the proponents of an organization's brand and MS manage and develop top talent.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at WKU was ranked #278 on College Factual's Best Schools for hospitality list. It is also ranked #3 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for WKU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WKU paid an average of $1,104 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $450 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,802 | $26,496 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,044 | $10,044 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,086 | $2,086 |
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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. Hospitality students who received their bachelor’s degree at WKU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $22,623.
The median early career salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WKU is $26,121 per year. That is 25% lower than the national average of $34,779.
WKU does not offer an online option for its hospitality bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WKU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.7% of the hospitality students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 69.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 9.1% of the hospitality bachelor’s degrees at WKU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Hospitality Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Hospitality Administration/Management | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to hospitality management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 234 |
| Accounting | 71 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 12 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 9 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 75 |
*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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