Hospitality Management at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 57 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from Kent State.

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.

Kent State Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Kent State does offer online courses in hospitality for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Hospitality Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hospitality major at Kent 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
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from Kent State. This makes it the #33 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Kent State Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $36,391. This is 0% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of hospitality bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Kent State Hospitality Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in hospitality from Kent State. About 83% were men and 17% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 54% more men than average.

Of the students who received a hospitality master's degree from Kent State, 67% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in hospitality.

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

Kent State 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
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Construction 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Food Service Managers	8,080	$53,810
Business Professors	3,900	$108,400
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,000	$48,590
Lodging Managers	1,330	$49,320

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.