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Graduate Certificates in Meeting and Event Planning

88 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2 schools in the United States where you can get your graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 23% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.3% of meeting and event planning graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Meeting and Event Planning Majors

In 2018-2019, 88 earned their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. This earns it the #26 spot on the list of the most popular graduate certificate programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in meeting and event planning at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 627
Basic Certificate 233
Graduate Certificate 88
Associate’s Degree 45
Undergraduate Certificate 37
Master’s Degree 6

Earnings of Meeting and Event Planning Majors With Graduate Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for meeting and event planning majors who have their graduate certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. About 88.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 10
Women 78
Gender Diversity of Graduate Certificates in Meeting and Event Planning

The racial-ethnic distribution of meeting and event planning graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 64
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4
Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Meeting and Event Planning Graduate Certificate Students

There are 2 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in meeting and event planning. Learn more about the most popular 2 below:

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
81 Yearly Graduations
91% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for meeting and event planning students seekinga graduate certificate is University of Iowa. Roughly 31,600 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,073 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $10,079 per year.

For the 2018-2019 academic year, 81 graduate certificates were handed out to meeting and event planning majors at Iowa. Around 16% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 91% were women.

#2

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, Puerto Rico
7 Yearly Graduations
57% Women

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in meeting and event planning. Each year, around 4,400 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,800 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $4,050 per year.

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 7 people received their graduate certificate in meeting and event planning from Sagrado. About 57% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to meeting and event planning that offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Restaurant/Food Services Management 34
General Hospitality Management 4
Other Hospitality Management 3
Tourism/Travel Services Management 2

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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