Hospitality Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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 Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNLV Hospitality Management Degrees Available

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

UNLV Hospitality Management Rankings

The hospitality major at UNLV 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in hospitality, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Hospitality Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of hospitality bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical hospitality bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its hospitality bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	78
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	110
International Students	84
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

UNLV Hospitality Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of hospitality master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hospitality each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the hospitality master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	641
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	4

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Real Estate
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Food Service Managers	3,020	$69,220
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	1,210	$47,410
Lodging Managers	580	$82,880
Gaming Managers	580	$104,550

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.