Resort Management

Types of Degrees Resort Management Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many resort management graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	148
Associate Degree	26
Undergraduate Certificate	12
Basic Certificate	4

What Resort Management Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to resort management were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Resort Management Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills for Resort Management Majors

resort management majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Abilities for Resort Management Majors

As a resort management major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

What Can You Do With a Resort Management Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with resort management:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Lodging Managers	4.0%	$53,390

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Resort Management?

This major is dominated by women with about 56% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of resort management majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	122
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Resort Management, too. About 0.7% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Resort Management

Some careers associated with resort management require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for resort management careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	18.3%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	1.2%
Some College Courses	5.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	3.1%
Bachelor’s Degree	71.6%

Online Resort Management Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	5	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	9	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Resort Management

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to resort management.

Major	Number of Grads
General Hospitality Administration/Management	8,593
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	1,923
Tourism and Travel Services Management	915
Meeting and Event Planning	794
Restaurant/Food Services Management	784
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	542
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	323
Casino Management	7
Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management	5

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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