Hospitality Administration/Management

12,541 students earn a hospitality administration/management credential each year across 502 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$34,722
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$51,401

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 233 colleges by graduate earnings

1Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$77,8031 year out2George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$53,6251 year out3University of DenverDenver, Colorado$47,6791 year out4James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$46,9151 year out5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$45,7711 year out6George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$45,1511 year out7Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$44,6571 year out8Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina$44,4641 year out9University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin$43,3591 year out10National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois$42,1961 year out11Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$42,0731 year out12Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$42,0701 year out13North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$41,9841 year out14Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado$41,6881 year out15Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas$41,5061 year out16Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$41,2511 year out17University of North TexasDenton, Texas$41,1831 year out18Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$41,0991 year out19Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$41,0691 year out20Husson UniversityBangor, Maine$40,8121 year out21Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama$40,6641 year out22New York UniversityNew York, New York$40,6371 year out23San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$40,0091 year out24Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$39,8081 year out25Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania$39,8081 year out26Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania$39,8081 year out27University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$39,6891 year out28College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina$39,6881 year out29University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$39,2661 year out30Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$39,1081 year out31State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York$39,0991 year out32Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana$39,0171 year out33University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$38,9161 year out34East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania$38,5311 year out35Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$38,3511 year out36Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadison, New Jersey$38,3301 year out37Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey$38,3301 year out38East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$38,0491 year out39Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania$37,8611 year out40Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$37,8291 year out41Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$37,7431 year out42University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$37,5631 year out43Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$37,4021 year out44Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$37,3301 year out45York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania$37,2381 year out46Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan$37,1871 year out47American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$37,1741 year out48Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$37,1511 year out49Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$36,9861 year out50Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$36,8451 year out51Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$36,8271 year out52Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$36,7431 year out53University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$36,6901 year out54University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire$36,5901 year out55University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchester, New Hampshire$36,5901 year out56University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, Maryland$36,4721 year out57Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$36,4511 year out58The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$36,4391 year out59Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$35,8781 year out60Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois$35,8711 year out61Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, New York$35,8651 year out62California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$35,7601 year out63The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$35,5691 year out64Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana$35,4521 year out65Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York$35,4491 year out66Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan$35,4061 year out67Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$35,3391 year out68University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$35,2771 year out69Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia$35,0391 year out70DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$34,7221 year out71University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$34,7031 year out72Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania$34,6751 year out73University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$34,6561 year out74Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts$34,5621 year out75California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$34,5601 year out76University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, South Carolina$34,5031 year out77Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri$34,3951 year out78Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$34,3701 year out79Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, South Carolina$34,3001 year out80University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi$34,2821 year out81San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$34,1531 year out82California State University-East BayHayward, California$34,0151 year out83Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana$34,0131 year out84Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas$34,0041 year out85California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$33,9301 year out86Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$33,8691 year out87ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia$33,7111 year out88Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina$33,7021 year out89Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut$33,6851 year out90University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$33,6241 year out91Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island$33,3741 year out92Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island$33,3741 year out93Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$33,3741 year out94Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$33,3641 year out95Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$33,2281 year out96Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$32,9391 year out97University of HoustonHouston, Texas$32,6391 year out98South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$32,5121 year out99Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois$32,3371 year out100Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana$32,3251 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 249 colleges by graduate earnings

1Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$37,8801 year out2Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania$37,1991 year out3Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York$32,3021 year out4Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida$31,5881 year out5Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York$28,7891 year out6Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthLiverpool, New York$28,7891 year out7Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, New York$28,7891 year out8Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia Beach, Virginia$28,7891 year out9Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin$28,7891 year out10Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$27,0311 year out11CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York$27,0311 year out12Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey$25,5501 year out13CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$25,3291 year out14College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada$23,0351 year out15Vet Tech Institute of IndianaIndianapolis, Indiana$22,3901 year out16Kapiolani Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii$20,5571 year out17Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam$14,0911 year out18Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas—1 year out19Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio—1 year out20Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina—1 year out21Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado—1 year out22Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida—1 year out23Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland—1 year out24Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington—1 year out25Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California—1 year out26Cypress CollegeCypress, California—1 year out27Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona—1 year out28CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York—1 year out29Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama—1 year out30Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, Maryland—1 year out31Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, Alabama—1 year out32Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut—1 year out33Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts—1 year out34Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey—1 year out35Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia—1 year out36Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon—1 year out37Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida—1 year out38Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida—1 year out39St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida—1 year out40Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas—1 year out41Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware—1 year out42Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico—1 year out43Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio—1 year out44Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania—1 year out45Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee—1 year out46Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California—1 year out47University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, Hawaii—1 year out48Monroe UniversityBronx, New York—1 year out49College of Micronesia-FSMPohnpei, Micronesia—1 year out50Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois—1 year out51Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota—1 year out52St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio, Texas—1 year out53Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin—1 year out54Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin—1 year out55Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas—1 year out56College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California—1 year out57Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California—1 year out58College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois—1 year out59Southern Maine Community CollegeSouth Portland, Maine—1 year out60Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts—1 year out61Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan—1 year out62Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan—1 year out63Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York—1 year out64Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York—1 year out65Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio—1 year out66Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio—1 year out67Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania—1 year out68Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas—1 year out69Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia—1 year out70American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia—1 year out71Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California—1 year out72Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California—1 year out73Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia—1 year out74Sullivan UniversityLouisville, Kentucky—1 year out75Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts—1 year out76Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey—1 year out77Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey—1 year out78Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New York—1 year out79Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina—1 year out80Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin—1 year out81Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona—1 year out82Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California—1 year out83Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California—1 year out84San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California—1 year out85Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana—1 year out86Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri—1 year out87Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey—1 year out88Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York—1 year out89Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania—1 year out90Lackawanna CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania—1 year out91Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania—1 year out92Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, Tennessee—1 year out93Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin—1 year out94City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California—1 year out95Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida—1 year out96Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia—1 year out97Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa—1 year out98Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada—1 year out99UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey—1 year out100Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New York—1 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 190 colleges by graduate earnings

1Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$47,4111 year out2Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$37,2721 year out3University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$36,7521 year out4Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$35,1281 year out5Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$34,9081 year out6Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$33,3431 year out7Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$33,2751 year out8Institute of Culinary EducationNew York, New York$33,1011 year out9Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio$22,9601 year out10Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia$21,4161 year out11NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico$16,2551 year out12Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas—1 year out13Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas—1 year out14Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida—1 year out15Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana—1 year out16Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia—1 year out17Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana—1 year out18St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida—1 year out19Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah—1 year out20Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon—1 year out21Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida—1 year out22Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, Georgia—1 year out23Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado—1 year out24Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, Alabama—1 year out25Kapiolani Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii—1 year out26Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania—1 year out27Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia—1 year out28Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina—1 year out29Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida—1 year out30Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas—1 year out31Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia—1 year out32Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas—1 year out33University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas—1 year out34Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida—1 year out35Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia—1 year out36Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma—1 year out37Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona—1 year out38College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois—1 year out39Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, North Carolina—1 year out40St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio, Texas—1 year out41Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, Alabama—1 year out42Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington—1 year out43Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota—1 year out44Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida—1 year out45Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio—1 year out46Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida—1 year out47Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina—1 year out48Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina—1 year out49University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas—1 year out50Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California—1 year out51Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida—1 year out52Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona—1 year out53Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California—1 year out54Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California—1 year out55Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan—1 year out56Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, North Carolina—1 year out57Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois—1 year out58Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin—1 year out59MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California—1 year out60West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California—1 year out61Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi—1 year out62Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi—1 year out63Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico—1 year out64Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio—1 year out65Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio—1 year out66East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma—1 year out67Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California—1 year out68Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina—1 year out69Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania—1 year out70Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas—1 year out71Cypress CollegeCypress, California—1 year out72Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin—1 year out73Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York—1 year out74Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California—1 year out75Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California—1 year out76Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida—1 year out77Middlesex Community CollegeBedford, Massachusetts—1 year out78Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts—1 year out79Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff, Missouri—1 year out80Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin—1 year out81American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia—1 year out82Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida—1 year out83Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida—1 year out84Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois—1 year out85Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, North Carolina—1 year out86Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina—1 year out87Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina—1 year out88Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee—1 year out89Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, Virginia—1 year out90Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington—1 year out91Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California—1 year out92University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi—1 year out93Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire—1 year out94County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey—1 year out95Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania—1 year out96El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas—1 year out97Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas—1 year out98Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin—1 year out99Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana—1 year out100National Park CollegeHot Springs, Arkansas—1 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).