Graduate Programs
Virginia Tech’s Hospitality and Tourism Management graduate program emphasizes the applications of business concepts and strategies to hospitality and tourism management. We offer three graduate degrees, a Master of Science and Ph.D. on our Blacksburg campus, and the Pamplin Master of Business Administration through our Northern Virginia Campus in Falls Church, Virginia.
Please note that our Ph.D. program is currently on a cohort system whereby we take students every other year. The next Ph.D. cohort will begin in the Fall of 2013. We will begin accepting applications for this cohort in the Fall of 2012. Our MS program continues to accept applications every year.
The Master of Science (MS) is designed to prepare you for either management positions with hospitality and tourism-related companies (non-thesis option) or as an important step toward a Ph.D. and subsequent academic career (thesis option). The Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree embodies the mission of a comprehensive, research-oriented, land grant university – to create and disseminate new knowledge; most Ph.D. graduates go on to academic careers in university settings throughout the world.
The MBA program at the National Capital Region campus is a professional degree built heavily on evening programs for working professionals in the Washington DC area.
The MS and Ph.D. degrees require students to complete an original research project under the supervision of a faculty advisor and committee.
In addition to the information on this website, further information about graduate study on the Blacksburg campus (MS & Ph.D.) is available on the Graduate School Website (http://graduateschool.vt.edu). Further information on the National Capital Region MBA program is located at http://www.mbancr.pamplin.vt.edu/.
The depth and quality of our faculty provides a wide range of opportunities for success. Included on the faculty are renowned international scholars, journal editors, and professional leaders. Numerous studies to rank both faculty and graduate programs have consistently identified Virginia Tech as one of the premier programs worldwide.
While the faculty expertise and resources within the department of hospitality and tourism management are an important component of the graduate program, the varied backgrounds and experiences of our graduate students also contributes to the success of the program. Our graduates come from a broad variety of US and international colleges and universities, and bring a relevant and interesting range of work experiences to the classroom.