Hospitality Management at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a hospitality school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's hospitality program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received their master's degree in hospitality.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Hospitality Management section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Hospitality
• Doctorate Degree in Hospitality

Cornell Hospitality Management Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hospitality majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Hospitality Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a master's degree in hospitality from Cornell. About 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Hospitality Grads May Go Into

A degree in hospitality can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	10,340	$67,990
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Food Service Managers	8,850	$77,760
Lodging Managers	780	$86,200

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.