QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
In Hospitality & Leisure Management, BHMS ranks #12 in the world — and #7 in the world for employer reputation, the measure built from what employers say. BHMS cites that employer score as the driver of its ranking improvement.
The proof point that matters
Most school rankings measure academics talking about academics. Employer reputation measures something else entirely: what the people who do the hiring say when they are asked to name the institutions producing the graduates they want.
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, BHMS placed #7 in the world for employer reputation in Hospitality & Leisure Management — ahead of its #12 position in the subject overall. BHMS cites that employer score as the reason the overall rank improved. It is the single strongest independent signal on this page, and it comes from industry rather than from the school.
Rankings source: QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, Hospitality & Leisure Management. BHMS does not publish graduate employment rates or graduate starting salaries for its master's programmes, so none appear on this page.
The award
Every BHMS MSc — and the MBA with Specialisation — is awarded jointly by BHMS and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. You finish a single twelve-month programme in Switzerland holding a Swiss qualification and a UK university degree, worth 90 ECTS / 180 UK credits.
For a recruiter scanning a CV, that is two recognisable credentials from two education systems in the time most candidates spend earning one — and a UK degree title that reads without translation in markets where a Swiss school name might not.
Scotland's top-ranked modern university in the current editions of all three major UK league tables, and Top 20 in the UK for graduate career prospects (Guardian 2026).
The dual award is confirmed for all eight MSc programmes, the MBA with Specialisation and the Graduate Certificate.
The industry network
BHMS lists more than 40 major hospitality brands among its industry partners — the names that recruit across the sector worldwide:
Semester 2 of every MSc is a six-month independent research project with an optional six-month industry internship, in Switzerland or worldwide. Swiss hospitality placements carry a gross minimum of CHF 2'390/month before deductions for accommodation, board and social security.
How the internship works
Placement positions BHMS publishes
The internship is optional on the MSc programmes, not a compulsory component. BHMS states that the CHF 2'390 gross minimum does not apply to placements outside hospitality, and that Swiss positions require German, French or Italian language skills.
Programme by programme
Two different things are listed below, and they are labelled differently on purpose.
For the MSc in International Tourism Management and the MSc in Wine and Beverage Business Management, BHMS itself names the graduate roles on the programme pages — those are marked Graduate roles named by BHMS. For every other programme, no graduate roles are published, so what you see is the subject matter the modules cover. That is a description of what the degree teaches, not a claim about where its graduates end up.
Lucerne & Zurich
The generalist management master — law, accounting and ethics for people who will run things across borders.
What the programme's modules cover
Lucerne & Zurich
Hospitality read as a business: trends, sustainability and the financial performance of hotel enterprises.
What the programme's modules cover
Lucerne
Destination governance, heritage tourism and experience design — tourism as policy and as product.
Graduate roles named by BHMS
Lucerne
The global beverage trade as a business degree — with WSET Level 2 certification built into the curriculum.
Graduate roles named by BHMS
Includes WSET Level 2, embedded in the Emerging Trends in Global Wine Entrepreneurship module
MSc in Wine and Beverage Business Management in detail →Zurich
The commercial side of sport — fan engagement, sponsorship economics and the machinery behind major events.
What the programme's modules cover
Zurich
Markets, regulation, valuation and FinTech — studied in one of the world’s banking capitals.
What the programme's modules cover
Zurich
Airline and airport operations with IATA Airport Operations Fundamentals certification inside the degree.
What the programme's modules cover
Includes IATA Airport Operations Fundamentals
MSc in Business and Airline Management in detail →Lucerne
Write your own food business as your master’s thesis — inside a Business Incubation Studio, with WSET Level 2.
What the programme's modules cover
Includes WSET Level 2, embedded in the Emerging Trends in Global Wine Entrepreneurship module
MSc in Culinary Entrepreneurship in detail →All eight MSc programmes cost CHF 40'600 all-inclusive and carry 90 ECTS / 180 UK credits. Intake dates differ by programme. See what the fee includes →
Credentials inside the degree
Three of the eight MSc programmes carry an industry certification inside the curriculum — examined as part of the master, not bought separately afterwards.
WSET Level 2
WSET Level 2, embedded in the Emerging Trends in Global Wine Entrepreneurship module
Programme detail →WSET Level 2
WSET Level 2, embedded in the Emerging Trends in Global Wine Entrepreneurship module
Programme detail →WSET is the international wine and spirits qualification the drinks trade asks for by name. IATA Airport Operations Fundamentals is the aviation industry body's own credential.
Questions
No — and you will not find those numbers on this site, because BHMS does not publish employment rates or graduate starting salaries for its master's programmes. What is published and independently audited is the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 result: BHMS ranks #12 in the world in Hospitality & Leisure Management, and #7 in the world for employer reputation within that subject. Employer reputation is the metric built from a global survey of employers, and BHMS cites it as the driver of its ranking improvement.
Semester 2 of every MSc is a six-month independent research project with an OPTIONAL six-month industry internship, in Switzerland or worldwide — it is an option, not a compulsory component of the MSc. Where a Swiss hospitality placement is taken, it carries a gross minimum of CHF 2'390 per month before deductions for accommodation, board, social security and other benefits. BHMS states this minimum does not apply to placements outside hospitality, and that Swiss positions require German, French or Italian language skills.
Two degrees, not one. Every BHMS MSc and the MBA with Specialisation are awarded jointly by BHMS and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK — so you graduate with a Swiss qualification and a UK university degree from the same year of study. Each MSc carries 90 ECTS / 180 UK credits. Scotland's top-ranked modern university in the current editions of all three major UK league tables, and Top 20 in the UK for graduate career prospects (Guardian 2026).
BHMS lists over 40 major hospitality brands as industry partners, among them Accor, Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt, Kempinski, Mandarin Oriental, Ritz Carlton, The Chedi. Published placement positions cover Food & Beverage Service, Front Office, Night Audit, Housekeeping and Kitchen roles, as well as back-office functions in sales, marketing, human resources, finance, PR and reservations.
Yes. The MSc in Wine and Beverage Business Management and the MSc in Culinary Entrepreneurship both embed WSET Level 2 inside the Emerging Trends in Global Wine Entrepreneurship module, examined as part of the master rather than bolted on afterwards. The MSc in Business and Airline Management includes IATA Airport Operations Fundamentals certification — the industry body’s own credential — earned alongside the academic award.
Intake dates differ by programme — most run August, November and February. Lucerne & Zurich, Switzerland.
Every MSc is awarded by BHMS and Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen — and Semester 2 can be spent on an optional six-month industry internship. Swiss hospitality placements carry a gross minimum of CHF 2'390/month. How the internship works →
