Program Overview
See how our online MBA – Hospitality & Event Tourism Management can benefit you
This flexible, online MBA – Hospitality & Event Tourism Management program is designed for emerging leaders seeking upper-level roles in the growing fields of hospitality and event tourism.
$16,962
Program Tuition
As few as 12 months
Program Duration
33
Credit Hours
$16,962
Total Tuition
As few as 12 months
Program Duration
33
Credit Hours
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.
The Arkansas State University Neil Griffin College of Business is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB), which represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Fewer than 6% of the world's schools offering business degree programs hold AACSB business accreditation, the hallmark of excellence in business education.
In this 100% online MBA – 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
As a graduate of this MBA – 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
Projected Job Growth:
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Lightcast, job growth in hospitality and events is slated to grow 13% through 2031 in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
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Tuition
Budget for your future with our affordable tuition
Our online MBA – Hospitality & Event Tourism Management program offers the same affordable tuition to all U.S. residents. All fees are included.
| Per Credit Hour | Per 3-Hour Course | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Resident Tuition | Required Fees | Total | U.S. Resident Tuition | Required Fees | Total |
| $474 | $40 | $514 | $1,422 | $120 | $1,542 |
A-State is High Quality
A-State is recognized among the U.S. News & World Report's "Top Public Schools, National Universities" for 2023.
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.
Next Start & Application Due Dates:
| Term | Length | Course Begin | Course End | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Deadline | Last Day to Withdraw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2023 | 5 wk | 05/30/2023 | 06/30/2023 | 05/15/2023 | 05/19/2023 | 05/25/2023 | 05/26/2023 | 06/19/2023 |
| 5 wk | 07/03/2023 | 08/04/2023 | 06/19/2023 | 06/23/2023 | 06/29/2023 | 06/30/2023 | 07/21/2023 | |
| Fall 2023 | 7 wk | 08/21/2023 | 10/06/2023 | 08/07/2023 | 08/11/2023 | 08/17/2023 | 08/18/2023 | 09/22/2023 |
| 7 wk | 10/16/2023 | 12/08/2023 | 10/02/2023 | 10/06/2023 | 10/12/2023 | 10/13/2023 | 11/17/2023 | |
| Spring 2024 | 7 wk | 01/08/2024 | 02/23/2024 | 12/15/2023 | 12/19/2023 | 01/04/2024 | 01/05/2024 | 02/09/2024 |
| 7 wk | 03/04/2024 | 04/26/2024 | 02/19/2024 | 02/23/2024 | 02/29/2024 | 03/01/2024 | 04/05/2024 | |
| Summer 2024 | 5 wk | 05/28/2024 | 06/27/2024 | 05/14/2024 | 05/17/2024 | 05/23/2024 | 05/24/2024 | 06/14/2024 |
| 5 wk | 07/02/2024 | 08/01/2024 | 06/18/2024 | 06/21/2024 | 06/27/2024 | 06/28/2024 | 07/26/2024 |
Admissions
First things first: How to apply to our online MBA Hospitality Management
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.
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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 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 9 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.
- 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.
Additional Information
Submit all documents to:
A-State OnlineP.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467
Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]
For Non-US Postal Mail Overnight Delivery Only:
Academic Partnershipsc/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 – 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).
MBA 5003: Graduate Business Fundamentals
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
The course focuses on the essentials of core business functions with an emphasis on integrating applied business statistics, economics, financial accounting, and corporate finance. This course ensures that students have the required business acumen to succeed in the graduate business core.
ACCT 6003: Accounting for Planning and Control
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
The course is an introduction to the concepts of cost analysis and management control with a focus on the application of the conceptual framework of financial and managerial accounting to practical situations.
ECON 6313: Managerial Economics
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This is a complete survey of price theory as applied to business decision-making and a summary of public policy toward business.
FIN 6723: Corporate Financial Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course examines organization, policy, administration, institutions, and instruments involved in financing the modern business corporation. Quantitative financial relations are measured and expressed. Financial plans are prepared for corporations in different industries and in different stages of the business cycle. Financial management appraised and business judgment developed through short problem and case methods.
MGMT 6023: Fundamentals of Project Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Examines the practice and principles of project management. Topics include identifying and selecting projects, developing project proposals, sequencing workflows, estimating project duration, and budgeting.
MGMT 6423: Strategic Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
An integrated capstone course focusing on the role of management in crafting and implementing strategy to achieve “fit” between an organization and its environment. An action-based approach involves student teams in developing and presenting strategic plans for public, private, profit and not-for-profit organizations.
MIS 6543: Business Analytics
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces MBA students to the basic tools in using data to make informed management decisions. This course presents a normative approach to making decisions in one’s personal and professional life. It covers optimization, linear programming, simulation, business modeling, data mining and business intelligence.
MKTG 6223: Strategic Marketing
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the concepts and processes for gaining competitive advantage in the marketplace. Students will investigate and develop strategies relating to the escalating importance of providing customer satisfaction, responses to diversity in the marketplace, development of new products, and recognition of the challenges from global competition.
HETM 6013: Issues and Trends in Hospitality and Event Tourism Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Issue and trends of critical importance to Hospitality and Event Tourism Management are presented with a global perspective through the use of case studies. The management of hospitality organizations will be discussed in the context of various management-related problems.
HETM 6023: Quality Service Operations Analysis
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
A survey of quality service operations management concepts and analysis.
HETM 6033: Strategic Event Management
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
The practice and principles of event management are examined. Topics include identifying and selecting partners, developing proposals, sequencing workflows, and budgeting. Prerequisite: HETM 6013.
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