Hospitality Schools In Massachusetts
There are 20 accredited hospitality schools in Massachusetts for faculty who teach hospitality classes to choose from. The trends in Massachusetts' hospitality academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in hospitality includes hospitality training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Hospitality Employment
| Massachusetts | 50,340 |
| National | 2,293,800 |
Of all of the hospitality professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Hospitality professionals In Massachusetts
| 44,950 | 47,080 | 46,750 | 48,140 | 50,340 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Hospitality is a growing field in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, 5,390 more hospitality professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of hospitality has grown by 12% in Massachusetts. This growth is faster than the change in the number of hospitality professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of hospitality professionals has shrunk by 1% from 2006 to 2010.
Hospitality VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $34,540 | $35,867 | $37,470 | $39,684 | $40,879 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Hospitality
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of hospitality professionals is growing, the salaries paid to hospitality professionals are increasing in Massachusetts. Hospitality professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,540 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $40,879 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Hospitality professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$24,894 |
25th percentile |
$30,317 |
50th percentile |
$38,904 |
75th percentile |
$49,216 |
90th percentile |
$59,774 |
This represents a 16% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 140% pay differential between the highest paid hospitality professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of hospitality in Massachusetts.
Average Salaries for Hospitality professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Culinary |
$30,200 |
Hospitality |
$40,879 |
Hotel Management |
$72,150 |
In Massachusetts, hospitality professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Hospitality programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
18 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 35 |
As the number of hospitality professionals is increasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 20 accredited hospitality schools in Massachusetts state is also increasing. In 2006, 350 students graduated from hospitality courses in Massachusetts. And in 2010, 496 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of hospitality school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts by 42%. A majority of these graduates, or 51%, graduated with a associate's degree in hospitality.