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Hotel Administration (MS) at Cornell University

Cornell University, United States

Programme overview

The School of Hotel Administration’s highly competitive master of science (M.S.) program in hotel administration is a research-focused degree designed for students interested in pursuing a career teaching hospitality management in a university setting and conducting groundbreaking research in the field.

Faculty: Cornell Graduate School  |  Department: Hotel Administration  |  Duration: 4 semesters minimum  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Ithaca, NY, United States

What you will study

Concentrations: Financial management, Food and beverage management, Hospitality management, Hotel accounting, Human resource management, Marketing, Properties asset management (minor), Real estate management (minor).

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Application information

Entry requirements

All Graduate School requirements , including the English language proficiency requirement for all applicants; GMAT/GRE; Resume or CV; Two letters of recommendation; Admission is offered for fall enrollment only. Applications must be submitted by Dec. 15. A personal interview is by invitation only after a review of the application. Application deadline: Fall, December 15; no spring admission

Graduate fields set their own fall and spring admission deadlines; some fields (for example Communication PhD) admit for fall only.

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105 (non-refundable, waivers available). Each graduate field sets its own fall and spring deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

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