Hospitality Schools In Minnesota
Minnesota has 10 accredited hospitality schools where hospitality faculty who teach hospitality classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the hospitality academic community in Minnesota, and the future trends in hospitality training at the following levels:
- Hospitality Certificate
- Associates degree in Hospitality
- Bachelors degree in Hospitality
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Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Hospitality Employment
| Minnesota | 47,230 |
| National | 2,293,800 |
Approximately 2% of the country's hospitality professionals work in Minnesota state.
Employment Growth for Hospitality professionals In Minnesota
| 41,820 | 42,380 | 45,290 | 45,700 | 47,230 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Hospitality is a growing field in Minnesota. 5,410 more hospitality professionals were working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of hospitality has grown by 13% in Minnesota. This growth is faster than the national trend for hospitality professionals which shows a 1% decrease in the number of hospitality professionals working around the nation.
Hospitality VS. All Professions salaries in Minnesota
| $29,151 | $30,236 | $30,930 | $31,606 | $32,403 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Hospitality
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to hospitality professionals are growing in Minnesota. Hospitality professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $29,151 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $32,403 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Hospitality professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$21,533 |
25th percentile |
$25,554 |
50th percentile |
$30,681 |
75th percentile |
$38,023 |
90th percentile |
$45,703 |
Thus, there was a 10% growth in hospitality professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Minnesota state, within the field of hospitality, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid hospitality professionals earn 112% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Hospitality professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Culinary |
$26,432 |
Hospitality |
$32,403 |
Hotel Management |
$46,370 |
In Minnesota, hospitality professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Hospitality programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
7 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 16 |
The number of students graduating from the 10 accredited hospitality schools in Minnesota is decreasing. In 2006 there were 85 hospitality graduates from hospitality courses in Minnesota and in 2010 there were 68 graduates.
This represents a 20% decrease in the number of hospitality degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. Most of these graduates, or 44%, earned a associate's degree in hospitality.