Hotel Management Schools

As a professor or instructor of hotel management classes at one of the 197 accredited hotel management schools in the country, you play a key role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in hotel management, which encompasses hotel management training at the following levels:

  • Hotel Management Certificate
  • Associates degree in Hotel Management
  • Bachelors degree in Hotel Management
  • Masters degree in Hotel Management
  • PhD degree in Hotel Management

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Hotel management professionals

31,300 31,890 32,460 31,660 29,920
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

There were 29,920 hotel management professionals working in the US in 2010. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has shrunk by 4%.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. This trend is expected to continue over the next 7 years.

National Salary percentiles for Hotel management professionals

10th percentile		 $29,460
25th percentile		 $36,200
50th percentile		 $46,880
75th percentile		 $64,720
90th percentile		 $87,920

The median yearly salary earned by hotel management professionals, in 2010, was $46,880. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for hotel management professionals in the US was 20% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Hotel Management

$42,320 $44,240 $45,800 $46,300 $46,880
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Hotel management professionals' salaries have seen a 11% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Hotel Management Student enrollment growth by degree

1,957 1,957 2,092 2,103 940
1,839 1,971 2,089 2,307 2,013
6 7 7 8 7
161 109 132 120 143
860 955 843 1,099 545
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Hotel Management
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Hotel Management
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Hotel Management
  • Grey: Certificate in Hotel Management

The career outlook for hotel management professionals is showing a rapid change. And, on the educational front, the story is similar. In the year 2006 there were 4,823 students who graduated from hotel management degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 3,648 students graduating from hotel management schools.

This represents a 24% change in the number of graduates. The growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general has been 12% from 2006 to 2010. Thus, the decline in the number of students graduating from hotel management courses is greater than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Hotel Management Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 110
bachelor		 50
master		 6
doctor		 3
Certificate		 61
Total230

It is interesting to note that as student graduation is down, the number of schools offering hotel management programs has also decreased. There were 282 hotel management schools across the country in 2006. And there were 197 schools in 2010.

Hotel Management Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Hotel Management Schools in New York21 Schools
  2. Hotel Management Schools in California16 Schools
  3. Hotel Management Schools in Pennsylvania14 Schools
  4. Hotel Management Schools in North Carolina11 Schools
  5. Hotel Management Schools in Florida10 Schools
  6. Hotel Management Schools in Maryland9 Schools
  7. Hotel Management Schools in Michigan9 Schools
  8. Hotel Management Schools in Texas9 Schools
  9. Hotel Management Schools in Illinois8 Schools
  10. Hotel Management Schools in Massachusetts7 Schools
  11. Hotel Management Schools in Mississippi6 Schools
  12. Hotel Management Schools in Ohio6 Schools
  13. Hotel Management Schools in Connecticut5 Schools
  14. Hotel Management Schools in New Jersey5 Schools
  15. Hotel Management Schools in Indiana5 Schools
  16. Hotel Management Schools in Wisconsin4 Schools
  17. Hotel Management Schools in Hawaii4 Schools
  18. Hotel Management Schools in South Carolina4 Schools
  19. Hotel Management Schools in Tennessee4 Schools
  20. Hotel Management Schools in Vermont3 Schools
  21. Hotel Management Schools in Nevada3 Schools
  22. Hotel Management Schools in Oklahoma3 Schools
  23. Hotel Management Schools in Arizona3 Schools
  24. Hotel Management Schools in Colorado3 Schools
  25. Hotel Management Schools in Minnesota3 Schools
  26. Hotel Management Schools in Missouri2 Schools
  27. Hotel Management Schools in Washington State2 Schools
  28. Hotel Management Schools in Idaho2 Schools
  29. Hotel Management Schools in Kansas2 Schools
  30. Hotel Management Schools in Oregon2 Schools
  31. Hotel Management Schools in Maine2 Schools
  32. Hotel Management Schools in Delaware1 Schools
  33. Hotel Management Schools in Virginia1 Schools
  34. Hotel Management Schools in Georgia1 Schools
  35. Hotel Management Schools in New Hampshire1 Schools
  36. Hotel Management Schools in Wyoming1 Schools
  37. Hotel Management Schools in Kentucky1 Schools
  38. Hotel Management Schools in Louisiana1 Schools
  39. Hotel Management Schools in Rhode Island1 Schools
  40. Hotel Management Schools in Arkansas1 Schools
  41. Hotel Management Schools in South Dakota1 Schools

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