Hospitality Degrees

Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) can be a business major in either a Bachelors of Science, or a Bachelors of Arts. It can be a Certificate program, or a particular area of specialization when getting your MBA. You can even get a Doctorate of Philosophy in Hospitality and Tourism Management!

The dynamic, exciting field of hospitality is centered on places of lodging and entertainment, like hotels and resorts, restaurants and bars, meetings and conventions, casinos and game centers, and the man, many aspects of tourism. With the increase in world travel for both business and pleasure there comes an increase in demand for trained workers to accommodate them.

Skilled customer service positions are numerous in

• Event Planning Companies
• Country Clubs
• Travel Agencies
• Convention Centers
• Cruise Ships
• Parks and Recreation

A Hospitality degree increases your earning power: Median annual earnings of meeting and convention planners, for instance, were $39,620 in May of 2004. Lodging managers were not far behind, at $37,660. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2006)

Coursework in Hospitality integrate traditional business topics, from accounting and marketing to human resources management and information technology, and will teach you how to apply this knowledge to real-world situations in the workplace.