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Paid co-op positions, study abroad, student clubs, and industry conferences provide real-world experiences, taking Saunders hospitality students around the world.

  • Portrait of Habayeb Nadine
    “Having the program rooted in business/finance and offering business at the core builds a solid foundation for anyone entering the workplace.”
    Nadine Habayeb
    Co-op Position
    JW Marriott
    Essex House, NYC
    Resort Palm, Dubai
    Current Position
    CoFounder & CEO Bohana
    Shark Tank Alum
    Boston, Massachusetts
  • Portrait of Linden Pohland
    "My involvement in the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals club led to travel experiences, speaking engagements, and beneficial networking that helped result in my current position at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii."
    Linden Pohland, CHAE, CHIA
    Co-op Position
    Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
    Hershey, PA
    Housekeeping Supervisor
    Current Position
    Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
    Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
    Staff Accountant
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At RIT, more than 4,500 students complete over 6,200 paid co-op assignments each year and are employed by more than 3,400 employers throughout the U.S. and abroad.

#30

Best Hospitality And Hotel Management Schools In The World, CEOWorld, 2024

#1

New York State Management Information Systems program, College Factual, 2024

95%

Outcomes Rate, with applied learning and strong employer partners

Top 5

New York State, Best Undergraduate Business Programs, #77 nationally, U.S. News 2025

Top Ranked

Business programs are recognized by U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek and Poets&Quants

Hospitality and tourism management at Saunders opens up a world of career possibilities across expansive hospitality industries.

Combined Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degrees

For our most highly focused, goal-oriented students. These pathways enable you to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in as little as five years. That’s a full year of time, effort, and expense shaved off from what is normally a six- to seven-year journey.

Recent Hospitality Co-op Placements

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Lauren Ehinger
Event Planning Intern
Parties A'LaCarte
Largo, FL

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Jovan English
Store Operations Intern
Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
Rochester, NY

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Nika Pikulik
PDS and PMO Internship
JLL
Washington, D.C.

Additional Recent Hospitality Co-op Placements

  • Amistat Beach Hotel Barcelona
  • Aspen Meadows Resport
  • Caesars Palace
  • Casper Horseheads Baseball Club
  • Constellation Brands
  • Delaware North
  • Del Monte Hotel Group
  • The Hershey Company
  • Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
  • Hotel Plaza Athenee
  • Marriott International
  • PGA Championship
  • Park Hyatt Shanghai
  • Walt Disney World

60+ combinations available

Most are completed within 5 years (including co-op)

Begin graduate studies as an undergraduate

Highly qualified first-year applicants are offered conditional admission to a graduate program

RIT Business Program Features

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Biz 1+2, The Freshman Experience

  • Day-one, all students participate as a freshmen cohort, for two semesters
  • Generate a business idea and commercialization plan to present to a panel of judges
  • Access the center for student innovation and entrepreneurship and rapid prototype makerspace.
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Elite Faculty Research

  • Saunders research is published in elite academic journals 
  • Faculty experts are internationally recognized
  • Research expertise is sought after and cited in leading business publications including Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal
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Plug into the Saunders Network

  • Join a global network of 25,000 alumni
  • Over 17,000 job posting from employers
  • Connect with Industry Advisory Board members
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Top Technology Resources

  • State of the art facilities with a $25 million expansion opened in 2024
  • Access vast resources from a top technology university
  • Learn and apply the latest software including Power BI, Python, R, SQL, Tableau, and VBA

At Saunders You Get

Core business courses with technology built-in

The ability to double major or minor in over 200 disciplines across 9 RIT colleges

 

A Saunders community that offers a small college feel with dedicated advisors and where faculty get to know you by name

Resources of a large university with division-1 sports and four RIT Global Campuses

Connections through corporate partnerships and over 25,000 Saunders alumni

Top-ranked business programs designed for in-demand careers

Choose from programs designed for in-demand careers employers seek.