Hospitality Schools In Mississippi
Mississippi has 12 accredited hospitality schools where hospitality faculty who teach hospitality classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in hospitality in the state of Mississippi, which encompasses hospitality training at the following levels:
- Hospitality Certificate
- Associates degree in Hospitality
- Bachelors degree in Hospitality
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Hospitality Employment
| Mississippi | 28,760 |
| National | 2,293,800 |
Approximately 1% of the country's hospitality professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for Hospitality professionals In Mississippi
| 30,690 | 30,810 | 29,270 | 29,370 | 28,760 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, hospitality is a shrinking field. There were 1,930 less hospitality professionals working in Mississippi in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of hospitality has shrunk by 6% in Mississippi. This is faster than the trend for hospitality professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of hospitality professionals has shrunk by 1% between 2006 and 2010.
Hospitality VS. All Professions salaries in Mississippi
| $24,881 | $25,839 | $27,277 | $27,927 | $28,914 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Hospitality
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by hospitality professionals is increasing in Mississippi. In 2006 hospitality professionals made a mean salary of $24,881 per year, and in 2010 they made $28,914 per year.
Salary percentiles for Hospitality professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$19,613 |
25th percentile |
$22,499 |
50th percentile |
$26,783 |
75th percentile |
$33,223 |
90th percentile |
$41,871 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in hospitality professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of hospitality, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid hospitality professionals earning 113% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Mississippi state.
Average Salaries for Hospitality professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Culinary |
$22,426 |
Hospitality |
$28,914 |
Hotel Management |
$40,990 |
Hospitality professionals in Mississippi earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Hospitality programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
12 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 17 |
As the number of hospitality professionals is decreasing in Mississippi state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited hospitality schools in Mississippi state is increasing. In 2006 there were 36 hospitality graduates from hospitality courses in Mississippi and in 2010 there were 133 graduates.
This represents a 269% increase in the number of hospitality degree or certificate school graduates in Mississippi state. 71% of these graduates received an associate's degree in hospitality.