Meeting and Event Planning

A program that prepares individuals to plan, budget, and implement conferences, meetings, and other special events in the public or private sectors. Includes instruction in principles of meeting and event planning; special event management; budgets and finance; site selection; contracts, vendors, and negotiations; marketing and promotions; food and beverage management; audio-visual basics and meeting technology; and hospitality law.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 53 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2556 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

192

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

29

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

380

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

117

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

76

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,762

awards given

Top Schools for Meeting and Event Planning

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
429
2 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
294
3 Iowa State University
Ames, IA
237
4 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
148
5 New York University
New York, NY
132
6 Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
93
7 Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
Santurce, PR
81
8 Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
81
9 San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
75
10 High Point University
High Point, NC
75
11 Albany Technical College
Albany, GA
68
12 Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
68
13 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
68
14 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
52
15 Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
47
16 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
44
17 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY
39
18 University of North Texas
Denton, TX
39
19 Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
36
20 Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
35
21 Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
32
22 Lasell University
Newton, MA
30
23 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
29
24 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina, PR
24
25 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
24
26 Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ
24
27 George Washington University
Washington, DC
21
28 Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
21
29 Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
20
30 Lynn University
Boca Raton, FL
18
31 American Public University System
Charles Town, WV
16
32 East Central University
Ada, OK
15
33 Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA
15
34 Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI
12
35 Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA
12
36 Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA
12
37 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
12
38 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
9
39 Canadian Valley Technology Center
El Reno, OK
9
40 Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ
9
41 Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH
6
42 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
6
43 Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
4
44 Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
4
45 Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR
4
46 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
4
47 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA
4
48 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
4
49 Grace College and Theological Seminary
Winona Lake, IN
3
50 SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton, NY
3
51 College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
3
52 Edmonds College
Lynnwood, WA
3
53 Butler County Community College
Butler, PA
3