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Graduate Certificate in Meeting and Event Planning

Graduate Certificates in Meeting and Event Planning

117 Yearly Graduations
83% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4 schools in the United States where you can get your graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 21% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Meeting and Event Planning Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 117 people earned their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. This makes it the 145th most popular graduate certificate program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in meeting and event planning at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Graduate Certificate 117
Master’s Degree 76

Earnings of Meeting and Event Planning Majors With Graduate Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for meeting and event planning students who are graduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. About 82.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 20
Women 97
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The racial-ethnic distribution of meeting and event planning graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 92
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 4 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. Learn more about the most popular 4 below:

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
106 Yearly Graduations
86% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for meeting and event planning students seekinga graduate certificate is University of Iowa. Roughly 30,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $9,016 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,256 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 106 people received their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning from Iowa. Of these students, 86% were women and 9% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, Puerto Rico
18 Yearly Graduations
60% Women

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in meeting and event planning. Roughly 4,500 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,040 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $4,680 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 18 people received their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning from Sagrado. About 60% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
0 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

Temple University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in meeting and event planning. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $21,023 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $21,042 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning from Temple.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to meeting and event planning that offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Management 60
Restaurant/Food Services Management 35
Other Hospitality Management 3
Tourism/Travel Services Management 2
Hotel/Motel Administration 1

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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