Master of Science [M.S] [Hospitality Administration] From Kansas State University

The Hospitality Administration M.S. is offered through the Hospitality Management graduate program.  Admission to the program requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Regular admission requires a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Completion of the following prerequisite coursework is required for regular admission:

• accounting or finance
• management concepts
• marketing
• foodservice management, event, and/or lodging management

If these prerequisites are not met, the student may be admitted provisionally with the expectation that these deficiencies will be removed within the first two semesters at K-State.

Industry experience in some aspect of hospitality management is preferred. If the student has no industry-related work experience, 1000 hours of such experience must be completed during the degree program.

Master’s Degree Requirements

• Individual programs of study for the master of science degree are planned according to the background and interests of students. Students may choose one of the following plans, with a certificate option, if desired:
• 30 hours of graduate credit consisting of 24 hours of graduate course work and 6 hours of research for a thesis, or 36 hours of graduate course work and a written comprehensive examination and oral defense.
• Students with the course-only, non-thesis option may also choose graduate certificate programs offered at Kansas State University to develop a specialty area.

Career Outcomes:

Graduates of this program are prepared for managerial roles in:

• catering
• dining services
• event planning
• food sales and distribution
• hotels and resorts
• restaurants