General Hospitality Administration/Management at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a hotel and restaurant management school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's hotel and restaurant management program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 50,351 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 196 hotel and restaurant management majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan State.

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.

Michigan State General Hospitality Administration/Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management
• Master’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management

Michigan State General Hospitality Administration/Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hotel and restaurant management progam at Michigan State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hotel and restaurant management major at Michigan State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	7
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42

In 2019, 9 students received their master’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from Michigan State. This makes it the #17 most popular school for hotel and restaurant management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Hotel & Restaurant Management Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hotel and restaurant management majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 196 hotel and restaurant management students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Michigan State, about 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical hotel and restaurant management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in hotel and restaurant management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	120
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Michigan State General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 9 hotel and restaurant management majors earned their master's degree from Michigan State. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hotel and restaurant management each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in hotel and restaurant management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in hotel and restaurant management. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Restaurant/Food Services Management

Careers That Hotel & Restaurant Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in hotel and 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Food Service Managers	4,590	$61,800
Lodging Managers	970	$58,550

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.