Hospitality Management at Fort Hays State University

If you plan to study hospitality management, take a look at what Fort Hays State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033. In 2021, 28 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from FHSU.

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.

FHSU Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

FHSU Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how FHSU 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 FHSU 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 Popular Online Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools	143
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Earnings of FHSU Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at FHSU is $30,302. This is less than $36,364, which is the national average of all hospitality majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Hospitality Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 hospitality majors earned their bachelor's degree from FHSU. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical hospitality bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Finance & Financial 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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	960	$42,470
Food Service Managers	790	$54,870
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Lodging Managers	140	$49,440

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.