Hotel & Restaurant Management

Types of Degrees Hotel & Restaurant Management Majors Are Getting

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

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	834
Graduate Certificate	60
Doctor’s Degree	42

What Hotel & Restaurant Management Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to hotel & restaurant 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 Hotel & Restaurant Management Majors

Hotel & Restaurant Management majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• 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.
• 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.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• 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.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills for Hotel & Restaurant Management Majors

When studying hotel & restaurant management, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• 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.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Abilities for Hotel & Restaurant Management Majors

Hotel & Restaurant Management majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• 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.
• 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.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Hotel & Restaurant Management Major?

People with a hotel & restaurant management degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Food Service Managers	9.0%	$54,240
Lodging Managers	4.0%	$53,390

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management?

The major attracts more women than men. About 66% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	57
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	127
White	336
International Students	198
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

Geographic Diversity

Hotel & Restaurant Management appeals to people across the globe. About 23.7% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Hotel & Restaurant Management

Some degrees associated with hotel & restaurant management may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to hotel & restaurant management have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	16.5%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	37.0%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	3.2%
Some College Courses	14.2%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	1.5%
Bachelor’s Degree	25.8%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	2.4%

Online Hotel & Restaurant 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)	98	8
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	231	29
Bachelor’s Degree	15	4
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	45	12
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	10	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Hotel & Restaurant Management

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to hotel & restaurant management.

Major	Number of Grads
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
Resort Management	190
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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