General Hospitality Administration/Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you plan to study general hospitality administration/management, take a look at what University of South Carolina - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 34,795. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 150 students received a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management from UofSC.

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.

UofSC 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

UofSC General Hospitality Administration/Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hotel and restaurant management programs across the country. The following shows how UofSC performed in these rankings.

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 UofSC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43

In 2019, 4 students received their master’s degree in hotel and restaurant management from UofSC. This makes it the #25 most popular school for hotel and restaurant management master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in hotel and restaurant management, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Hotel & Restaurant Management Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 150 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Hospitality Administration/Management from UofSC in 2018-2019, 39% were men and 61% 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 UofSC since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management at UofSC 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in hotel and restaurant management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	120
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UofSC General Hospitality Administration/Management Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in hotel and restaurant management from UofSC. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in hotel and restaurant management each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in hotel and restaurant management. In 2019, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Tourism and Travel 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Food Service Managers	3,000	$61,110
Lodging Managers	540	$54,750

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.