Hospitality Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

UNLV Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

UNLV Hospitality Management Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV 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. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the hospitality master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

If you plan to be a hospitality major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	46

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Accounting
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Food Service Managers	3,020	$69,220
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	1,210	$47,410
Lodging Managers	580	$82,880
Gaming Managers	580	$104,550

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.