Hospitality Management at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 45 of them were hospitality management majors.

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.

Georgia State Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Hospitality (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality
• Master’s Degree in Hospitality

Georgia State Hospitality Management Rankings

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

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 Georgia State 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 Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Hospitality Management Schools	156

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from Georgia State. This makes it the #18 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Georgia State Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $34,787. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in hospitality from Georgia State. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its hospitality bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia State Hospitality Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 hospitality majors earned their master's degree from Georgia State. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the hospitality master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia State 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
• Taxation
• International Business
• General Sales & Marketing
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Food Service Managers	9,250	$52,660
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2,700	$50,950
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670
Lodging Managers	1,100	$64,460

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.