Hospitality Management at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and approximately 7,259 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from Southwest Minnesota State University.

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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Southwest Minnesota State University Hospitality Management Rankings

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

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 Southwest Minnesota State University 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	94
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Most Focused Hospitality Management Basic Certificate Schools	138
Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
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Hospitality Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 hospitality students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southwest Minnesota State University, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in hospitality.

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

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

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting
• 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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Food Service Managers	3,540	$58,900
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2,530	$51,130
Business Professors	1,360	$105,380
Lodging Managers	550	$56,380

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.