Unlocking Extraordinary
The Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management is the place where you can unlock your potential. How do you do it? In extraordinary ways. From the time you contact Fritz you’ll experience a 75-plus-year tradition of exceptional devotion to education, service and detail.
Why choose Fritz Knoebel?
Here, at one of the top hospitality programs in the world, you’ll gain the skills, knowledge and power to excel in hospitality.
Fritz Knoebel is a specialized school within the Daniels College of Business, which is ranked in the top 1.25% of undergraduate business programs in the U.S.
We’re not just producing alumni—we’re pioneering powerhouses who can adapt to any situation in life. At Fritz, learning and growing is embedded in an unrivaled, high-touch environment where you’ll thrive.
Fritz is about accomplishments and experiences you never thought possible. It’s about becoming. We invest in our students, faculty, staff and community to help you unlock the extraordinary.
We don’t compete. We pioneer.
Bachelor’s Degree
Students at the Fritz Knoebel School earn a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a hospitality management major and focus on one of four concentrations. Our hospitality management program integrates specialized industry training with a general strong foundation in business management. The four options for specialization prepare students for leadership roles in a variety of hospitality sectors, from hotel and resort management to lodging real estate and more.
Learn more about the BSBA in hospitality management.
Industry
Hospitality industry professionals hire Fritz graduates for management positions because our students are experienced, reliable and trusted. They have learned from the industry’s best—a team of seasoned and tenured professionals.
By the time our students graduate, they have extensive work experience and have lived abroad so they can begin their careers in full stride to seize new opportunities or act on existing ones.
Invest in the Future of Hospitality
Support Fritz Knoebel as we climb to international prominence.
There is much about Fritz Knoebel to make us proud. Frequently ranked as one of the top hospitality schools in the nation, we have:
- Assembled extraordinary resources—an innovative curriculum, world-class facilities and a business-savvy faculty.
- Long-served as a training-ground for numerous, distinguished leaders in hospitality.
- Received the highest mark of distinction in business education: accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
- Graduated more than 3,400 students who have matriculated to companies and management positions all around the world.
- Doubled its enrollment during the past 10 years and has continued on an upward trajectory.
- Achieved an exceptional career placement record for the last several years who actively seek employment thanks to its extensive career development activities, industry ties and the many opportunities students have to build a professional network.
In 2014, the School’s strategic planning process produced a robust set of goals and a vision to, “Be bold. Do good. Change lives.” The faculty and staff of the School are extraordinary and provide an immersive, high touch, global educational experience that prepares students to responsibly lead in the business of hospitality. It is without a doubt that Fritz Knoebel has enhanced its role as one of the most prestigious hospitality schools in the country.
Our goals cannot be achieved without a strong investment from our community. As a private business college, Daniels must depend on substantial financial support from alumni, friends, parents, corporations and other stakeholders—not just to ensure success for the short term but to sustain excellence for the School’s future.
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