Majors

Best Colleges for Hospitality Management, by Earnings

208 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, about 7,389 degrees a year. Across the 125 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $56,143 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Cornell University	NY	$112,289	290	8.8%
2	New York University	NY	$84,375	33	7.7%
3	Boston University	MA	$82,302	73	11.1%
4	University of San Francisco	CA	$77,757	13	61.7%
5	George Washington University	DC	$75,683	7	47.1%
6	University of Denver	CO	$75,118	27	77.8%
7	Virginia Tech	VA	$72,817	56	54.8%
8	DePaul University	IL	$71,556	14	75.9%
9	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$71,188	19	95.2%
10	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$71,188	6	90.7%
11	University of Delaware	DE	$71,102	40	70.6%
12	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$70,916	83	59.7%
13	San Diego State University	CA	$70,113	53	36.2%
14	Michigan State University	MI	$69,651	114	84.8%
15	Lasell University	MA	$68,693	18	81.2%
16	West Virginia University	WV	$68,473	12	89%
17	Washington State University	WA	$66,874	145	86.6%
18	University of New Hampshire	NH	$66,046	21	88.2%
19	California State University-East Bay	CA	$65,655	29	97.4%
20	San Francisco State University	CA	$65,510	25	96.4%
21	James Madison University	VA	$65,016	85	71.5%
22	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	$64,754	9	73.7%
23	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$64,526	5	99.5%
24	Arizona State University	AZ	$64,315	32	89.9%
25	College of Charleston	SC	$64,154	47	60%
26	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$63,798	110	60.6%
27	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	$63,798	9	98.7%
28	Auburn University	AL	$63,419	70	45.9%
29	Campbell University	NC	$63,402	11	87.2%
30	George Mason University	VA	$62,727	34	87.5%
31	Florida State University	FL	$62,673	225	24.2%
32	Colorado State University	CO	$62,556	47	88.5%
33	University of Missouri	MO	$61,441	37	78.5%
34	National Louis University	IL	$61,413	22	95.1%
35	Endicott College	MA	$60,969	25	71.2%
36	Temple University	PA	$60,347	47	80.4%
37	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$60,157	86	86.6%
38	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	$60,041	6	72.1%
39	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	$60,011	85	63.4%
40	New York Institute of Technology	NY	$59,490	5	81%
41	Georgia State University	GA	$59,089	37	55.4%
42	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$58,882	17	92.1%
43	Purdue University	IN	$58,861	103	49.9%
44	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$58,857	122	89.6%
45	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$58,854	35	41.6%
46	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$58,719	425	96.2%
47	Northern Illinois University	IL	$58,546	16	69.8%
48	Grand Valley State University	MI	$58,413	63	83%
49	Kansas State University	KS	$58,282	17	81.7%
50	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$57,927	57	46.3%
51	University of South Florida	FL	$57,695	18	43.2%
52	Roosevelt University	IL	$57,617	26	97.2%
53	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$57,312	51	98.8%
54	University of North Texas	TX	$57,255	78	72.2%
55	Texas Tech University	TX	$57,221	43	72.7%
56	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$57,114	208	75.2%
57	University of South Carolina	SC	$56,688	150	60.2%
58	Florida International University	FL	$56,667	499	54.7%
59	Virginia State University	VA	$56,476	12	88.6%
60	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$56,451	50	87.7%
61	Widener University	PA	$56,345	1	70.9%
62	Central Michigan University	MI	$56,314	39	89.8%
63	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$56,143	21	86.3%
64	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	$55,856	11	97.4%
65	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$55,790	59	88.4%
66	East Carolina University	NC	$55,541	45	89.2%
67	Iowa State University	IA	$55,491	91	88.7%
68	University of Central Florida	FL	$54,921	568	40.1%
69	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$54,635	35	66.1%
70	Texas A&M University	TX	$54,251	89	57.4%
71	Mercyhurst University	PA	$53,812	8	81%
72	Stockton University	NJ	$53,796	54	88.9%
73	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$53,789	62	90.5%
74	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$53,784	70	76.4%
75	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$53,777	39	87.5%
76	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$53,551	22	90.8%
77	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	$53,527	5	73.5%
78	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$53,392	17	86.9%
79	University of Houston	TX	$53,344	182	73.9%
80	The University of Alabama	AL	$53,180	99	76.6%
81	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	$53,178	17	78.4%
82	Ohio State University	OH	$53,039	37	60.6%
83	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	MD	$52,883	22	96.4%
84	University of Memphis	TN	$52,627	29	72%
85	University of Kentucky	KY	$52,477	19	92.9%
86	Central Connecticut State University	CT	$52,238	14	73.3%
87	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$51,874	10	79.6%
88	Husson University	ME	$51,833	14	81%
89	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$51,363	6	66.9%
90	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	$51,277	10	95%
91	Coastal Carolina University	SC	$50,864	34	75.3%
92	Western Kentucky University	KY	$50,712	30	93.9%
93	California State University-Northridge	CA	$50,644	29	93.5%
94	CUNY New York City College of Technology	NY	$50,492	87	80.3%
95	Ferris State University	MI	$49,983	23	91.4%
96	Kennesaw State University	GA	$49,957	8	69.2%
97	Western Carolina University	NC	$49,798	32	81.8%
98	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	$49,776	33	94%
99	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$49,703	60	78.9%
100	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$49,444	33	89%

Showing the top 100 of 125 colleges that report earnings. 83 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Hospitality Management graduates?

Cornell University ($112,289), New York University ($84,375), Boston University ($82,302), University of San Francisco ($77,757), George Washington University ($75,683) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Hospitality Management majors make?

The median across 125 colleges is $56,143 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $30,004 to $112,289.

Which colleges have the biggest Hospitality Management programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of Central Florida (568), Florida International University (499), University of Nevada-Las Vegas (425), Cornell University (290), Florida State University (225).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Hospitality Administration/Management". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.