There are 2 hospitality schools in Las Vegas, Nevada. With an overall population of 478,434 and a student population of 76,598, approximately 71,188 of Las Vegas students attend one of Las Vegas's schools that offer hospitality programs.
Las Vegas's largest hospitality school is University of Nevada-Las Vegas. In 2010, approximately 441 students graduated from the Hospitality program at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
A total of 624 students graduated with credentials in hospitality from hospitality schools in Las Vegas in 2010. If you decide to attend one of Las Vegas's hospitality schools, you can expect to pay an average of $19,123 per year in instate tuition and $31,463 per year in out of state tuition.
In addition to tuition costs, you should plan on spending an average of $900 for books and supplies each year, while enrolled in a hospitality program in Las Vegas. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $10,456 per year, on average, for room and board. If you live at home, you can cut this cost down to approximately $8,493.
After graduating with your credentials in hospitality, if you decide to work as a hospitality professional in Las Vegas, your job prospects are not very good. In 2010, of the 16,400 hospitality professionals in Nevada, 12,700 were working in the greater Las Vegas area. The number of hospitality professionals in Las Vegas is expected to increase by 6% by the year 2018. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for hospitality professionals.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a hospitality professional in Las Vegas is $31,450 per year, which is higher than the average for hospitality professionals state-wide.
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College of Southern Nevada
Address:
6375 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89146-1164
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Address:
4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate