Hospitality Management at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 725 hospitality majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

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.

UCF Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UCF Hospitality Management Rankings

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

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 UCF 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
	44
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools	176

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from UCF. This makes it the #3 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from UCF Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $32,594. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,364 for all hospitality students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 725 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management from UCF in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	436
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UCF Hospitality Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 hospitality majors earned their master's degree from UCF. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a hospitality master's degree from UCF, 58% 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 University of Central Florida with a master's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	51
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF also has a doctoral program available in hospitality. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Real Estate
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Marketing
• Accounting

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Food Service Managers	15,260	$61,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	7,540	$48,940
Business Professors	3,190	$94,370
Lodging Managers	3,150	$63,970

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.