Hospitality Management at Mercyhurst University

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

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from Mercyhurst.

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.

Mercyhurst Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Hospitality
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Mercyhurst Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality programs across the country. The following shows how Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst 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	57
Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Popular Hospitality Management Schools	199
Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	201
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools	381

Earnings of Mercyhurst Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercyhurst is $33,553. 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 Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Hospitality Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of hospitality associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in hospitality at Mercyhurst are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Mercyhurst Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

The hospitality program at Mercyhurst awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical hospitality bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Mercyhurst since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Insurance
• Human Resource Management
• Other Business, Management & 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 PA, the home state for Mercyhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Food Service Managers	6,010	$66,680
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	3,840	$48,670
Lodging Managers	1,220	$59,520

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.