Hospitality Administration/Management: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of hospitality administration/management graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 134 colleges. National median: $45,932, rising to $55,821 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Cornell UniversityNY$92,126$112,289$10,883
2New York UniversityNY$73,456$84,375—
3Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$59,633$72,817$22,000
4Morgan State UniversityMD$59,248$46,441—
5Boston UniversityMA$59,073$82,302$19,500
6Campbell UniversityNC$58,775$63,402—
7Lasell UniversityMA$58,337$68,693$25,000
8University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA$58,032$70,916$21,500
9George Washington UniversityDC$56,880$75,683—
10University of San FranciscoCA$56,705$77,757—
11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$55,076$64,315$16,250
12Endicott CollegeMA$55,072$60,969$26,394
13University of DelawareDE$55,060$71,102$23,250
14Washington State UniversityWA$55,059$66,874$15,000
15Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyPA$54,818$63,798$24,140
16Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksPA$54,818$63,798$24,140
17Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$54,818$63,798$24,140
18University of DenverCO$54,472$75,118$19,204
19Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$54,304$57,312$14,473
20Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$54,228$52,238—
21Michigan State UniversityMI$54,061$69,651$20,156
22Texas Tech UniversityTX$53,711$57,221$19,250
23George Mason UniversityVA$53,390$62,727$17,375
24Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$53,123$58,857$18,500
25James Madison UniversityVA$52,365$65,016$17,500
26University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNH$52,212$66,046$26,424
27University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineNH$52,212$66,046$26,424
28San Francisco State UniversityCA$52,160$65,510—
29Auburn UniversityAL$51,912$63,419$21,750
30San Diego State UniversityCA$51,837$70,113$18,750
31University of Wisconsin-StoutWI$51,835$56,451$19,500
32DePaul UniversityIL$51,160$71,556—
33The University of AlabamaAL$50,760$53,180$25,000
34Purdue University NorthwestIN$49,943$48,359—
35University of Nevada-Las VegasNV$49,743$58,719$17,000
36Purdue University-Main CampusIN$49,730$58,861$15,875
37Kansas State UniversityKS$49,408$58,282—
38California State University-East BayCA$48,880$65,655$18,750
39Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFL$48,643$60,011$15,000
40Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceRI$48,497$55,790$27,000
41Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteNC$48,497$55,790$27,000
42Johnson & Wales University-OnlineRI$48,497$55,790$27,000
43Culinary Institute of AmericaNY$48,434$58,165$25,825
44SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY$48,431$48,006$19,312
45Ferris State UniversityMI$48,264$49,983$19,750
46University of New OrleansLA$48,178$39,391—
47Temple UniversityPA$47,940$60,347$25,267
48Georgia State UniversityGA$47,740$59,089$25,250
49Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusNJ$47,506$71,188$19,500
50Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusNJ$47,506$71,188$19,500
51Stockton UniversityNJ$47,082$53,796$18,750
52University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$46,998$60,157$19,000
53University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$46,876$56,688$20,534
54Niagara UniversityNY$46,862$54,390$23,250
55University of Nebraska-LincolnNE$46,838$53,777$18,618
56Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$46,550$53,039$24,000
57Northern Illinois UniversityIL$46,507$58,546—
58University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$46,497$61,441$19,500
59University of MississippiMS$46,478$58,368$25,000
60College of CharlestonSC$46,379$64,154$13,000
61Iowa State UniversityIA$46,372$55,491$22,250
62Bowling Green State University-FirelandsOH$46,334—$18,250
63Bowling Green State University-Main CampusOH$46,334—$18,250
64Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO$46,320$62,556$19,500
65East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaPA$46,121$58,882$18,500
66University of South Carolina BeaufortSC$45,989$45,953$20,000
67Grand Valley State UniversityMI$45,932$58,413$20,500
68Oklahoma State University-Main CampusOK$45,924$47,756$21,500
69Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL$45,906$53,392—
70Florida Atlantic UniversityFL$45,793$54,635—
71Eastern Michigan UniversityMI$45,742$51,874—
72Florida International UniversityFL$45,713$56,667$17,620
73Roosevelt UniversityIL$45,646$57,617—
74American Public University SystemWV$45,616$46,000$27,933
75Florida State UniversityFL$45,553$62,673$11,502
76Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$45,371$49,703$22,669
77California State University-Monterey BayCA$45,001$55,856—
78California State Polytechnic University-PomonaCA$44,976$57,114$13,750
79California State University-Long BeachCA$44,957$57,927$11,000
80Kent State University at AshtabulaOH$44,604$56,143$22,788
81Kent State University at KentOH$44,604$56,143$22,788
82University of North TexasTX$44,287$57,255$20,101
83University of Central FloridaFL$44,282$54,921$17,924
84Brigham Young University-HawaiiHI$44,203——
85The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN$44,110$58,854$11,500
86Ball State UniversityIN$43,829$44,705$24,095
87East Carolina UniversityNC$43,749$55,541$14,000
88Indiana University-IndianapolisIN$43,494$53,784$18,418
89University of HoustonTX$43,338$53,344$17,000
90Central Michigan UniversityMI$43,187$56,314$28,620
91Fort Hays State UniversityKS$42,847$61,480—
92Appalachian State UniversityNC$42,147$48,546$18,625
93California State University-NorthridgeCA$41,741$50,644—
94Middle Tennessee State UniversityTN$41,606——
95Bellevue UniversityNE$41,475—$22,443
96University of KentuckyKY$41,289$52,477—
97ECPI UniversityVA$41,243$49,834—
98SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$41,146$48,267$19,150
99University of Maryland Eastern ShoreMD$41,062$52,883—
100Ohio University-Eastern CampusOH$40,989——
101Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusOH$40,989——
102Ohio University-Southern CampusOH$40,989——
103Ohio University-Lancaster CampusOH$40,989——
104Ohio University-Main CampusOH$40,989——
105Ohio University-Zanesville CampusOH$40,989——
106CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY$40,912$50,492$14,125
107Kennesaw State UniversityGA$40,522$49,957—
108State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$40,193$53,178—
109Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$40,092$50,864$23,250
110Utah Valley UniversityUT$39,879$56,252—
111Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$39,800$49,776$20,250
112Arkansas Tech UniversityAR$39,629$43,436—
113University of South FloridaFL$39,534$57,695—
114Monroe UniversityNY$39,449$43,575$26,759
115Texas A&M University-College StationTX$39,306$54,251$15,804
116Western Carolina UniversityNC$39,130$49,798$18,653
117York College of PennsylvaniaPA$38,973$64,754—
118Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO$38,807$53,789$22,534
119Sullivan UniversityKY$38,475$44,475—
120Indiana University of PennsylvaniaPA$38,410$53,551$26,000
121University of MemphisTN$37,582$52,627$20,842
122University of South AlabamaAL$37,496$41,515$16,750
123Youngstown State UniversityOH$37,473$47,657—
124North Carolina Central UniversityNC$36,277$42,085—
125New Mexico State University-Main CampusNM$36,080$49,444$13,750
126Indiana University-KokomoIN$34,392$43,009—
127Flagler CollegeFL$34,102—$23,250
128Western Kentucky UniversityKY$33,850$50,712$18,250
129Central Washington UniversityWA$33,789——
130Northwestern State University of LouisianaLA$33,565$44,227$22,370
131St. Joseph's University-New YorkNY$32,416$60,041—
132University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaPR$29,000$36,742—
133Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusPR$27,347$30,004—
134Universidad del Sagrado CorazonPR$20,377$30,051—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do hospitality administration/management graduates earn?

The median college reports $45,932 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in hospitality administration/management and $55,821 four years after. The highest is $92,126 at Cornell University.

How much student debt do hospitality administration/management graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,750 at the typical college.