Hotel managers play a vital role in the Hospitality, Events and Tourism industry. They lead guest services and staff development to ensure vacationers and business travelers enjoy their experience. They maximize business profits through revenue management and operations. And they help drive the economic success of communities through lodging and tourism.

Advance your career with a bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management from MSU Denver’s School of Hospitality, Events and Tourism. The Rita and Navin Dimond Hotel Management Program provides transformational career training and educational opportunities that balance academics with skills development in a variety of areas including housekeeping, human resources, legal issues, front desk service, marketing, hospitality accounting, revenue management and operations management.

In the competitive lodging industry, a bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management from MSU Denver places you above the competition to help you build a rewarding management career in the Hospitality, Events and Tourism industry.

Program Options

In addition to the four-year bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, MSU Denver offers a certificate or minor in the field. The certificate is a stepping stone towards a bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, particularly useful for students who have work experience in Hotel Management and are starting to think about getting ahead in their career. The minor is meant to complement related majors at MSU Denver, such as Business or Aviation; this is a great option for students interested in airport management or similar leadership roles in which knowledge of the Hotel Management industry would be beneficial.

Benefits of Earning Your Degree at MSU Denver

Apply for the Rita and Navin Dimond Fellows Program, which recruits and rewards high-achieving students with unique professional development opportunities. These include paid internships with the executive teams at Stonebridge Companies hotels in Denver, mentorship from Hotel Management industry professionals, networking meetings with leaders in the local Hotel Management industry and the annual $5,000 Dimond Elite Fellow of the Year award.

Manage a lodging property in a real-time, simulated environment during your senior-level capstone course. MSU Denver’s unique, diverse approach to education in Hotel Management helps students transition to the workforce by exposing them to situations and issues they’ll face day to day in Hotel Management.

Access all of the benefits of MSU Denver’s School of Hospitality, Events and Tourism including its central campus location, networking groups, special events, community partnerships and training facilities.

Faculty

Chad Gruhl

James Drake

Read more about MSU Denver Hotel Management faculty.

Facilities and Resources

Featuring the 150-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown, the Hospitality Learning Center is the heart of the School of Hospitality, Events and Tourism. A LEED Gold-certified hotel and conference center, the building combines a hotel with academic facilities and high-tech labs and campus food and beverage services.

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Denver Downtown is one of only 11 campus-based teaching hotels in the country. A fully functioning commercial hotel, SpringHill Suites is also a learning lab for Hotel Management students, providing you with experiential learning opportunities as interns or class participants to observe and help with various levels of lodging operations, from housekeeping to guest services. The hotel of choice for many lower downtown businesses such as the Pepsi Center and visitors to the Auraria Campus, SpringHill Suites supports student scholarships through the MSU Denver Foundation.

Program Accreditation

The degree programs in the School of Hospitality at MSU Denver are accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).