Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Hospitality & Event Tourism Management Online
This flexible, online MBA with a Concentration in Hospitality & Event Tourism Management program is designed for emerging leaders seeking upper-level roles in the growing fields of hospitality and event tourism.
Program Overview
See how our online MBA – Hospitality & Event Tourism Management can benefit you
Earn this 100% online hospitality management degree to strengthen your ability to identify, institute and maintain high standards for quality of service, operations and staff. From setting objectives to evaluating results, this career-advancing program will elevate your project management practices within service-related organizations.
Through an AACSB-accredited curriculum that emphasizes practical leadership within the context of hospitality and event tourism, you will engage with hands-on case studies that provide you with a highly marketable global perspective. Plus, reinforce your business foundations while learning the advanced industry-specific expertise necessary to lead in hospitality and event tourism.
In this 100% online MBA with a Concentration in Hospitality & Event Tourism Management program, you will learn how to:
- Discuss the issue and trends of critical importance to hospitality and event tourism management with a global perspective through the use of case studies
- Survey the quality-of-service operations management concepts and analysis
- Examine the practice and principles of project management with topics such as developing proposals, sequencing workflows and budgeting
- Discuss the issue and trends of critical importance to hospitality and event tourism management with a global perspective through the use of case studies
- Survey the quality-of-service operations management concepts and analysis
- Examine the practice and principles of project management with topics such as developing proposals, sequencing workflows and budgeting
As a graduate of this MBA with a Concentration in Hospitality & Event Tourism Management program, you will be prepared for advancement into roles such as:
- International Restaurant Chain Manager
- Resort Manager
- Cruise Ship Director
- Travel Agency Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Director of Hotel Operations
- Hospitality Manager
- International Restaurant Chain Manager
- Resort Manager
- Cruise Ship Director
- Travel Agency Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Director of Hotel Operations
- Hospitality Manager
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Accreditation
Accredited by AACSB International
Tuition
Budget for your future with our affordable tuition
Our online MBA with a Concentration in Hospitality & Event Tourism Management program offers the same affordable tuition to all U.S. residents. All fees are included.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Know your online MBA in Hospitality Management timetable
Ideal for working professionals, Arkansas State online programs are delivered in an accelerated format with multiple start dates each year.
Please note Summer 1 and Summer 2 terms are 5 weeks in duration for this program.
| Term | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 | 1/8/24 | 12/15/23 | 12/19/23 | 1/4/24 | 1/5/24 | 2/23/24 |
| Spring 2 | 3/4/24 | 2/19/24 | 2/23/24 | 2/29/24 | 3/1/24 | 4/26/24 |
| Summer 1 | 5/28/24 | 5/14/24 | 5/17/24 | 5/23/24 | 5/24/24 | 6/27/24 |
| Summer 2 | 7/2/24 | 6/18/24 | 6/21/24 | 6/27/24 | 6/28/24 | 8/1/24 |
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Admissions
First things first: How to apply to our online hospitality management MBA
A-State Online offers a streamlined admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. To be admitted to the MBA online program, you must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Admission Requirements:
- Online application
- Bachelor's degree
- Cumulative GPA 2.5
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA or a 2.75 in the last 60 hours (undergraduate, graduate or combination thereof) or graduate or post-baccalaureate professional degree from a regionally accredited (U.S.) institution
- If you have lower than a 2.5 cumulative GPA and less than a 2.75 in the last 60 hours, you may still apply for consideration for admittance by including a statement of purpose as part of the application. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 866-621-8096 for more information.
Note: If you are admitted and have less than a 2.75 cumulative GPA and less than a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours, you must make a grade of B or better in each course during the first 6 hours of graduate work at Arkansas State University. Additionally, you will only be allowed to enroll in one course (or 3 graduate hours) per 7-week session for the first two sessions.
Application submission requirements:
- Complete online application
- Submit a nonrefundable $30 fee.
- Have official transcript(s) sent from the registrar of the college/university attended. Official transcripts are sealed transcripts sent from the granting institution.
Submit all documents to:
A-State OnlineP.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467
Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]
For non-U.S. postal mail overnight delivery only:
Academic Partnerships
c/o Central Receiving
2713 Pawnee St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Courses
Here’s what you’ll study in our online hospitality management MBA
To graduate from the MBA with a Concentration in Hospitality & Event Tourism Management online program, you must complete a total of 33 credit hours. Required coursework includes eight core courses (for a total of 24 credit hours) and three hospitality and event tourism management electives (for a total of nine credit hours).