Hospitality Management at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from Boston U.

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.

Boston U Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Boston U Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how Boston U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Hospitality Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from Boston U. This makes it the #11 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Boston U Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $46,076. This is 27% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a bachelor's degree in hospitality from Boston U. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Boston U Hospitality Management Master’s Program

The hospitality program at Boston U awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Insurance
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Food Service Managers	6,270	$68,770
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,090	$56,570

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.