Hospitality Management at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study hospitality management, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality
• Master’s Degree in Hospitality

Purdue Hospitality Management Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Hospitality Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of hospitality master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	29

Related Majors

• 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Food Service Managers	3,180	$52,280
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	1,210	$48,970
Lodging Managers	480	$42,130

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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