Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management, BS

You can build a rewarding career in the world of hotels, restaurants, tourism, and special events. The hospitality industry is full of opportunity and welcomes your creativity and enthusiasm. 

In IUP's Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management BS, you'll focus on building leadership skills and enhancing technical skills. You'll have fun learning how to work in a chef-taught restaurant/lab as you prepare to pursue exciting career options all over the world.

Imagine Your Future

Hospitality is an industry with professional stability built in—companies need skilled people like you in boom times and in slow seasons. It relies on local, regional, national, and international professionally trained managers regularly joining the workforce.

The industry offers competitive salaries, bonuses, and benefits. Hard work and performance pay off with promotions and more responsibility. IUP graduates see starting salaries of roughly $48,000, excluding benefits and bonuses.

Career Opportunities in Hospitality

Your degree in hospitality from IUP will help you find a management-level job in a host of businesses, including: 

• Beverage operations

• Catering

• Clubs

• Contract food services

• Corporate support centers

• Cruise lines

• Gaming operations

• Hotels

• Resorts

• Restaurants

• Sales and other travel-related venues

• Service-related careers (banking, health care, insurance, real estate, and more)

• Special events

• Supply chain and logistics management

• Theme parks

• Tourism

Classes and Requirements

The bachelor of science in Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management at IUP gives you practical, hands-on experience. You practice what we teach. We show you how to do it, and then you do it.

Your education will follow a project-based curriculum that reflects industry-based tasks. You're required to complete two professional work experiences that will give you valuable on-the-job training and set you up for a career in hotels, resorts, restaurants, event planning, travel, and so much more.

Work at Our Student-Run Restaurant

The Allenwood is a specialized learning environment where you’ll gain practical experience in operations management, leadership, and customer service—all while running a real, live restaurant.

Regardless of which industry you choose, at IUP you’ll gain a deep understanding of food and how to work with a chef-led team, which will give you an edge in the job market.