Hospitality Management at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608.

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.

BHSU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Hospitality

BHSU Hospitality Management Rankings

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Hospitality Student Demographics at BHSU

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

BHSU Hospitality Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of hospitality associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in hospitality at BHSU are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BHSU also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Human Resource Management
• 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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Food Service Managers	830	$52,880
Managers	370	$99,030
Business Professors	270	$84,620
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	240	$36,840
Lodging Managers	240	$58,540

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 Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.