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
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