General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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 and restaurant management program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 30,457. Of the 1,253 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Las Vegas in 2019, 571 of them were general hospitality administration/management majors.

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.

UNLV General Hospitality Administration/Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNLV

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNLV does offer online courses in hotel and restaurant management for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNLV General Hospitality Administration/Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The hotel and restaurant management major at UNLV 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
Most Popular General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	2
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	4
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	18

In 2019, 29 students received their master’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from UNLV. This makes it the #5 most popular school for hotel and restaurant management master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in hotel and restaurant management, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Hotel & Restaurant Management Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Program

The hotel and restaurant management program at UNLV awarded 571 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to 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 UNLV since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its hotel and restaurant management bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in hotel and restaurant management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	150
International Students	190
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UNLV General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 29 hotel and restaurant management majors earned their master's degree from UNLV. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hotel and restaurant management each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in hotel and restaurant management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in hotel and restaurant management. In 2019, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Hospitality Administration/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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Food Service Managers	3,020	$69,220
Lodging Managers	580	$82,880

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.