Top jobs with a hospitality and tourism masters degree
With our long-standing reputation of delivering courses for over 50 years, we’ve built a trustworthy name within the hospitality, tourism and events sectors. Employers recognise the quality of Surrey graduates, having gained industry experience and relationships.
Graduate roles
Some of our graduates have gone on to start their careers in the following roles:
- Conference services and facilities manager
- Hotel manager
- Senior executive (in destination management services)
- Project manager at an event agency
- Senior manager (in international tour operators and travel businesses)
- Marketing executive (in destination management services).
Related professions
The skills you gain are also highly relevant in other areas, including:
- Human resources
- Sales and marketing
- Logistics
- Digital marketing
- Events management
- Revenue and asset management
- Catering
- Hotel property development
- Hotel technology.
Many of our graduates go on to complete a PhD, investigating an area of personal interest.
Whilst you’re here, you'll benefit from mentoring by industry contacts and our alumni, so you're supported in your career aspirations. Our teaching programme is filled with visits from external speakers and experts which provides further opportunities for you to expand your professional network.
Students both past and present join a vast network of over 12,000 change-makers and forces for good in the sector. It’s a professional network that lasts a lifetime.
My undergraduate studies mainly focused on tourism, but doing this masters in strategic hotel management has allowed me to gain an in-depth knowledge of hotels, making me much more confident in bringing these two areas of expertise together. I particularly enjoyed learning about the financial side of hotels, including using a real-life hotel simulation and making revenue management decisions.Hanna Horvath, Strategic Hotel Management MSc
Studying a masters at Surrey provided both an academic and personal challenge. Coming from a humanities background, I can say without a doubt the experience pushed me to discover my strengths [and] recognise my capabilities and passion as an aspiring hospitality professional. Completing the masters was a key gateway to my success as a hotel manager today.Jasmine Rawlinson, International Hotel Management MSc
Discover more about our postgraduate hospitality and tourism courses and what it’s like being a student at Surrey.
