Michigan State University
The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University, founded in 1927 as the nation's first business based hotel training course, is the oldest hospitality business school in the world and sits within the university's Eli Broad College of Business in East Lansing, Michigan.
Nearly a century of industry leadership
What began with eighteen students in a hotel training course has grown into a school with almost ten thousand graduates worldwide, including leading academics and industry executives across every corner of hospitality. The school became the first programme in the country to offer an MBA in hotel, restaurant and institutional management, a milestone that reflects its long standing role in shaping the discipline itself.
Consistently ranked among the world's best
The School of Hospitality Business is regularly recognised as the top ranked hospitality business school at a public university in the United States, and as a top twenty programme globally by QS World University Rankings. Its alumni lead across every segment of the industry, from hotels and restaurants to private clubs, contract service companies and theme parks.
Studying at Michigan State's School of Hospitality Business offers several distinct strengths:
- The world's oldest hospitality business school, founded in 1927
- Consistently ranked among the top hospitality programmes globally
- Almost 10,000 graduates in leadership roles across every hospitality segment
- Significant merit based scholarship support for students
- A faculty of endowed, tenured and adjunct experts across hospitality disciplines
A launchpad into global hospitality leadership
Graduates move confidently into hotel, restaurant, club and corporate leadership roles worldwide, carrying with them the credibility of the discipline's oldest and most established academic home. For candidates seeking a hospitality education built on nearly a century of genuine industry authority, Michigan State offers an unmatched foundation.
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