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General Hospitality Administration/Management at Western Kentucky University

General Hospitality Administration/Management at Western Kentucky University

Every general hospitality administration/management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the hotel & restaurant management program at Western Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Hospitality Administration/Management section at the bottom of this page.

WKU General Hospitality Administration/Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management

WKU General Hospitality Administration/Management Rankings

The hotel & restaurant management major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Hospitality Administration/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.

Hotel & Restaurant Management Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hotel & restaurant management majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of hotel & restaurant management bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hotel & restaurant management at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in hotel & restaurant management.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Hotel & Restaurant Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in hotel & restaurant management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Food Service Managers 2,620 $51,160
Lodging Managers 220 $52,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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