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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

UNLV Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Hospitality
• Doctorate 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

Of the 38 hospitality students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNLV, about 34% were men and 66% were 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 5% more men than average.

In the hospitality master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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