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The Boston University School of Hospitality Administration’s Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) degree is an accelerated graduate-level program that prepares students for hospitality industry success anywhere in the world—and it can be completed in just one three-semester year. Ideal for working adults interested in switching careers, hospitality professionals hoping to gain a competitive edge, or recent college graduates seeking to expand their credentials, the MMH degree serves as a starting point to a rewarding career in the global hospitality industry.
98% of MMH alums were employed in the hospitality industry within three months of graduation. View profiles of our MMH alums to see where they are working.
What Can You Do With a Master's in Hospitality Management?
We define hospitality as having a passion for the business of serving others and creating positive and memorable human experiences—via lodging, restaurants, hotel and real estate development, food service and franchises, meetings, events and festivals.
Beyond these areas of hospitality management, the MMH degree is incredibly versatile. Whether for their work requirement or a full-time position after graduation, students may find themselves in the following types of roles:
Asset Manager
Business Development Consultant
Data Analyst
Digital Marketing Account Executive
Director of Hospitality
Event Planner
Food & Beverage Supervisor
Front Office Supervisor
Guest Services Manager
Hospitality Valuation and Appraisal Consultant
Hotel or Lodging Manager
Housekeeping Supervisor
Human Resources Coordinator
Marketing Manager
Operations Manager
Restaurant Manager
Revenue Analyst
Rooms Division Director
Staff Accountant
Tourism Director
Vice President of Sales
Where Do Our Alumni Work?
To see more of what our MMH alumni are doing now, and how the MMH program helped them get there visit our Graduate Alumni page.
Building Skills for Success: The Foundation of the MMH Degree
For students with a strong business or liberal arts background, the MMH degree enhances and builds upon their existing management skills and prepares them to begin a career in hospitality leadership here in the United States or across the globe. Professionals currently working in the hospitality industry gain the necessary knowledge and skills to advance their careers and become a top competitor in the evolving industry.
The School of Hospitality (SHA) anchors the MMH degree in the industry’s building blocks, before students select a specialized concentration geared toward an advanced, highly focused role. Ensuring students know the industry’s ins and outs, the MMH degree examines upper-level operations and management principles for hotels and restaurants through a holistic yet heavily analytical lens.
During the program, students acquire the skills to improve a hospitality establishment’s day-to-day and big-picture operations. From a financial angle, students learn business-relative accounting concepts, including how these functions make up common financial reports and affect planning and decision-making. The program additionally introduces traditional and digital marketing techniques to aid students in improving revenue, profits, and customer loyalty and adjusting to modern trip-planning and booking strategies.
Earn Your Master’s Degree to Shape the World of Hospitality
Boston is a unique location where hospitality intersects with medicine, education, technology, tourism, and sports. The city’s hundreds of restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, and other hospitality businesses—combined with international connections—create training and career opportunities students cannot find elsewhere.
SHA realizes the wealth of opportunities right on our doorstep, and we craft both our hospitality degree programs and student services around the city’s resources:
As one of the country’s leading hospitality degree programs, we leverage our relationships with prominent hospitality companies and industry professionals to directly connect students with these opportunities—for their work requirement, internships, and eventually full-time employment.
Our dedicated Marriott Career Center offers hospitality-specific resources for helping our students achieve their career goals, including skills workshops, corporate recruitment periods, mentorship opportunities, and connections to the SHA alumni network.
Time Length of the MMH Program
One Year, Full-Time in Person
Two Year including International Classes and Internship
Part-Time Flexibility
Weekends – For senior living concentration students only
The MMH curriculum consists of 32 credits (8 courses) and one experiential-based hospitality work experience. Full-time students will complete the program in two full semesters and one summer work experience. Students will complete four (4) required core courses and four (4) elective courses.
Core courses are taught in the fall semester, and electives are reserved for the spring. Our variety of elective courses give students the ability to specialize and also complete one of six optional concentrations, which are based on current hospitality industry needs and trends.
Concentrations are noted on students’ transcripts and can be earned through completion of 3 specific electives during the spring semester. Concentrations are optional and do not add any time or cost onto the MMH degree.
Restaurant Management & Experiences Concentration
The Restaurant Management & Experience concentration puts an emphasis on hands-on experience and business innovation. It not only provides students with a solid knowledge base of hospitality operations and food and beverage management but also empowers them with entrepreneurial skills. Studying under esteemed faculty members who have years of experience in hospitality and restaurant management, you can learn to develop novel solutions, design transformative business models, leverage new technologies, and apply feasible strategies to establish a thriving future for the restaurant industry. Explore more about the Restaurant Management & Experiences concentration.
Digital Marketing Concentration
Today, nearly all trips are researched, planned, and booked in the digital sphere. As such, hotels, resorts, and other hospitality entities need digital marketing professionals that not only harness these evolving habits but further utilize them to improve business, customer satisfaction, and profits. Courses in this concentration blend the role’s key communication, critical thinking, and technical skills while instructing students on targeting customer segments, using the latest tools, and developing campaigns. Learn more about the Digital Marketing concentration.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration
In recent years, the hospitality industry has undergone some of the most dramatic changes in history—from the shift to mobile booking to the introduction of online travel marketplaces like Airbnb to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Facing these challenges, the hospitality industry is in need of entrepreneurial solutions to create a new landscape for the future. Courses in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship concentration are designed to develop students’ critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills so that they can create viable solutions to new challenges. Explore more about the Innovation and Entrepreneurship concentration.
Revenue Management and Analytics Concentration
The amount of data available to businesses—in hospitality and beyond—has surged over the past two decades. Revenue managers and analysts help organize and make sense of this information to assist in streamlining operations, bringing in more guests, and ultimately improving profits; for these reasons, the hospitality industry has no shortage of roles. This career-tailored concentration mixes traditional with newer methodologies, covering advanced analytics, forecasting strategies, digital marketing techniques, and risk assessment within the context of solving operational issues and improving revenue. Learn more about the Revenue Management and Analytics concentration.
Real Estate Development and Finance Concentration
A hotel, restaurant, or resort is never just a building—it’s an experience that exists alone yet meshes seamlessly with the surrounding destination. This MMH concentration examines hospitality real estate from this modern and increasingly globalized angle, touching on operational and investment subject areas in the process. Throughout all courses, students develop their financial, project management, risk assessment, and analytical skills to predict future investment performance and manage a property in house or as part of a larger real estate portfolio. Learn more about the Real Estate Development and Finance concentration.
Senior Living Concentration
The Senior Living concentration was created in response to the rapidly growing and ever-evolving senior living industry. As healthcare reform, technology development, and the COVID-19 pandemic drastically impacted the industry, operators of senior living businesses need to proactively rethink what current residents and families, as well as future generations of seniors, want and need in their senior living experience.Learn more Senior Living concentration.
Part-Time MMH Program Geared Toward Working Adults
Students may also complete the MMH program on a part-time basis. Our evening course offerings support working and part-time students in completing their degree. Most part-time students take one or two courses per semester and finish the program in about two years.
Meet The Faculty
“As a student in our graduate program, you are sure to appreciate the new relationships you will make with our esteemed and reputable faculty- all of whom bring impressive hospitality backgrounds. Benefit from our collective experiences and global networks. We bring you tremendous knowledge and perspectives so you can think more profoundly and innovatively about the business of the lodging, food and beverage, tourism, meetings & events and other related disciplines. SHA takes pride in bringing real-world challenges into the classroom, while also presenting you with opportunities to participate in relevant industry events throughout your year – in Boston, nationally and even overseas.”
– Leora Lanz, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs; Faculty Chair, MMH; Associate Professor of the Practice
For the 2021–2022 school year, the total cost of all tuition and fees for full-time students is $58,560. It is important to note that costs do not include room and board, books, and other living expenses. For part-time MMH students, tuition is based on a per-credit rate of $1,830 per credit hour.
All full- and part-time MMH students are eligible for merit-based scholarships and all applicants will be considered. Upon admittance, students will be informed if they have received a scholarship award.
In addition, SHA encourages all interested students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to be eligible for loan programs and to inquire about tuition reimbursement and continuing education benefits through their employers.
If you thrive on human interaction and want to experience both the world of business and the world-at-large simultaneously, we invite you to learn more about the MMH program and application process.
