Program Overview

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective leaders in the world’s most vibrant and dynamic industry.  Students earn an AACSB-accredited business degree that prepares them for rewarding careers in a variety of disciplines, functions and fields including revenue management, distribution channel management, sales and marketing, franchise sales, hospitality operations management, service management, hospitality accounting and financial management, business development, consulting and hospitality human resources management.

Students are prepared for international careers and graduates are afforded the opportunity to travel and learn about different cultures while pursuing career opportunities.

Graduates of the Hospitality Management program are prepared to lead and have positive impacts in the industry’s diverse range of sectors including international hotel chains, independent hotels, consultancies and other industry sectors.

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Student Highlight

From First Email to Full-Time Offer: Ella Phillips and the KSU Hospitality Advantage

Ella Phillips
Ella Phillips' story at Kennesaw State University began before freshman orientation, before move-in day, and even before high school graduation. 

While still in high school, she discovered KSU's Hospitality Management program and did something that says a great deal about who she is: she reached out. She contacted the program director to learn more and stayed connected throughout high school — planting the seeds of a relationship that would eventually grow into one of the clearest examples of what KSU Hospitality does best: recruit talented students early, develop them with purpose, and launch them into meaningful careers...

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Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor’s in Business Administration in hospitality management can accomplish the following:

  • Formulate and recommend business decisions based on hospitality industry data analytics and industry trends.
  • Develop hospitality revenue management and pricing strategies to optimize revenue and increase stakeholder value.
  • Demonstrate effective leadership and managerial skills that foster high performance hospitality work environments.
  • Incorporate legal, ethical and sustainability principles into all aspects of hospitality operations and management.
  • Design and implement innovative strategies to evaluate and improve service quality and operational performance within hospitality organizations.

2026 Hospitality Magazine

More than five years after the launch of Kennesaw State University’s Hospitality Management degree, we take stock of how this industry-focused program has transformed the lives of its students and enhanced KSU’s reputation across the Southeast’s hospitality ecosystem. Discover how the Coles College has partnered with the hospitality industry at home and abroad to create opportunities for students to apply their classroom knowledge across a variety of real-world experiences.

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