Hospitality Management at University of Delaware

Every hospitality management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the hospitality program at University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,743 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware in 2021, 68 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.

UD Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

UD Hospitality Management Rankings

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

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 UD 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
	24
Most Focused Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools	208

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in hospitality from UD. This makes it the #30 most popular school for hospitality master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UD Hospitality Graduates

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $45,097. This is 24% higher than $36,364, which is the national average for all hospitality bachelor's degree recipients.

Hospitality Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 hospitality majors earned their bachelor's degree from UD. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	41
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UD Hospitality Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in hospitality from UD. About 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. UD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

In the hospitality master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Management Information Systems

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Managers	900	$134,410
Food Service Managers	510	$76,040
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	230	$49,280
Lodging Managers	60	$76,250

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.