Meeting and Event Planning at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

If you are interested in studying meeting and event planning, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,579.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Meeting and Event Planning section at the bottom of this page.

IUPUI Meeting and Event Planning Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Meeting and Event Planning (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Meeting and Event Planning

IUPUI Meeting and Event Planning Rankings

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Meeting and Event Planning Student Demographics at IUPUI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the meeting and event planning majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Meeting and Event Planning Master’s Program

Of the 6 meeting and event planning students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from IUPUI, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in meeting and event planning each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the meeting and event planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in meeting and event planning.

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

Related Majors

• Other Hospitality Administration/Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Management

Careers That Meeting and Event Planning Grads May Go Into

A degree in meeting and event planning can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	1,210	$48,970

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.