Hospitality Management at East Carolina University

Every hospitality management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the hospitality program at East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. In 2021, 88 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from ECU.

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.

ECU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

ECU does offer online education options in hospitality for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ECU Hospitality Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hospitality progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at ECU 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
	10
Best Value Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools	26
	125

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from ECU. This makes it the #37 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from ECU Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $33,479. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in hospitality from ECU. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	65
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

ECU Hospitality Management Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in hospitality from ECU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a hospitality master's degree from ECU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Accounting
• 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Food Service Managers	5,680	$59,340
Business Professors	3,440	$88,470
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,120	$47,080

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.