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Hospitality Administration/Management Degree

135 schools compared · Average earnings $35,218/yr

Schools Offering

135

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,218/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

53/100

AI Automation Risk

High

48% task exposure

Best Schools for Hospitality Administration/Management

Top 135 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	78 72–79	$42,070/yr	High	19.9x
2	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	76 70–77	$39,108/yr	High	19.7x
3	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	75 69–77	$37,330/yr	High	22.4x
4	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	75 69–78	$36,827/yr	High	26.4x
5	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	74 68–76	$40,009/yr	High	16.7x
6	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	73 68–74	$43,359/yr	High	12.3x
7	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	73 67–74	$38,049/yr	High	16.4x
8	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	72 67–74	$46,915/yr	High	11.0x
9	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	72 66–73	$41,099/yr	High	12.9x
10	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	71 66–72	$42,073/yr	High	11.6x
11	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	71 64–75	$41,506/yr	High	13.2x
12	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	71 66–71	$39,017/yr	High	12.5x
13	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	71 64–73	$37,174/yr	High	15.4x
14	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	71 66–71	$35,039/yr	High	14.1x
15	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	71 65–74	$34,703/yr	High	18.9x
16	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	71 63–75	$34,015/yr	High	21.0x
17	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	70 64–72	$77,803/yr	High	2.7x
18	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	70 65–71	$45,151/yr	High	9.4x
19	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	70 66–71	$41,984/yr	High	10.7x
20	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	70 65–72	$39,689/yr	High	12.5x
21	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	70 66–70	$39,099/yr	High	11.6x
22	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	70 65–71	$34,656/yr	High	15.2x
23	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	70 64–71	$34,560/yr	High	15.6x
24	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	70 62–73	$34,153/yr	High	18.0x
25	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	70 65–70	$34,004/yr	High	14.1x
26	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	70 64–73	$33,624/yr	High	18.5x
27	Florida International University Miami, FL	70 63–72	$33,364/yr	High	17.8x
28	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	69 64–71	$45,771/yr	High	8.7x
29	University of North Texas Denton, TX	69 64–70	$41,183/yr	High	10.5x
30	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	69 64–69	$36,845/yr	High	12.1x
31	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	69 64–68	$35,760/yr	High	11.0x
32	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	69 62–71	$33,930/yr	High	15.8x
33	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	69 62–73	$33,702/yr	High	18.2x
34	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	69 63–72	$29,395/yr	High	24.9x
35	National Louis University Chicago, IL	68 64–68	$42,196/yr	High	8.5x
36	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	68 63–69	$41,688/yr	High	9.3x
37	Washington State University Pullman, WA	68 62–69	$41,251/yr	High	9.8x
38	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	68 62–69	$38,351/yr	High	11.2x
39	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	68 63–70	$36,451/yr	High	12.5x
40	Auburn University Auburn, AL	67 62–69	$40,664/yr	High	9.6x
41	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	67 62–69	$38,531/yr	High	10.5x
42	Iowa State University Ames, IA	67 61–69	$36,743/yr	High	11.6x
43	University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD	67 63–67	$36,472/yr	High	10.9x
44	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	67 60–70	$35,878/yr	High	12.9x
45	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	67 61–70	$35,569/yr	High	12.9x
46	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	67 61–70	$35,277/yr	High	13.1x
47	University of Mississippi University, MS	67 59–72	$34,282/yr	High	15.3x
48	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	67 60–70	$31,952/yr	High	15.8x
49	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	66 59–68	$41,069/yr	High	8.7x
50	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	66 61–68	$39,688/yr	High	9.4x
51	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	66 61–67	$37,151/yr	High	10.5x
52	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	66 62–66	$35,452/yr	High	10.6x
53	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	66 59–70	$32,939/yr	High	14.6x
54	Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH	66 60–68	$31,926/yr	High	14.6x
55	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	65 59–67	$34,013/yr	High	11.8x
56	George Washington University Washington, DC	64 57–67	$53,625/yr	High	2.6x
57	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	64 59–66	$38,916/yr	High	8.3x
58	University of Delaware Newark, DE	64 56–70	$37,563/yr	High	10.3x
59	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	64 58–66	$37,402/yr	High	9.3x
60	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	64 58–67	$36,986/yr	High	10.0x
61	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	64 58–66	$36,690/yr	High	9.5x
62	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	64 59–66	$34,395/yr	High	10.9x
63	University of Houston Houston, TX	64 57–67	$32,639/yr	High	12.4x
64	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	64 57–68	$32,512/yr	High	13.1x
65	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	63 57–67	$39,266/yr	High	8.1x
66	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	63 58–64	$37,743/yr	High	6.2x
67	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	63 57–65	$37,187/yr	High	8.3x
68	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	63 57–66	$36,439/yr	High	9.5x
69	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC	63 57–65	$34,503/yr	High	10.4x
70	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN	63 59–63	$32,325/yr	High	8.9x
71	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	63 57–65	$31,629/yr	High	11.9x
72	Campbell University Buies Creek, NC	62 55–64	$44,464/yr	High	3.2x
73	Husson University Bangor, ME	62 56–63	$40,812/yr	High	3.6x
74	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	62 56–65	$37,829/yr	High	7.5x
75	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	62 56–63	$34,300/yr	High	9.0x
76	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	62 53–68	$25,340/yr	High	17.1x
77	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	61 55–64	$33,869/yr	High	9.8x
78	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	61 54–63	$33,685/yr	High	9.2x
79	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	61 56–63	$29,942/yr	High	11.3x
80	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	61 57–61	$27,752/yr	High	9.6x
81	University of Denver Denver, CO	60 55–62	$47,679/yr	High	1.6x
82	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	60 54–63	$36,590/yr	High	6.7x
83	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	60 55–62	$35,406/yr	High	7.4x
84	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	60 53–64	$32,178/yr	High	10.0x
85	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	60 54–62	$31,190/yr	High	9.9x
86	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	60 53–63	$30,758/yr	High	10.3x
87	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	59 53–61	$37,238/yr	High	4.5x
88	Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI	59 53–61	$33,374/yr	High	7.6x
89	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	59 52–63	$30,307/yr	High	10.1x
90	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	59 52–63	$27,878/yr	High	11.5x
91	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY	59 52–62	$27,450/yr	High	11.3x
92	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	59 53–61	$25,494/yr	High	11.6x
93	Boston University Boston, MA	58 53–60	$44,657/yr	High	1.0x
94	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	58 51–60	$38,330/yr	High	3.2x
95	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	58 51–60	$38,330/yr	High	3.2x
96	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	58 53–60	$35,871/yr	High	4.3x
97	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	58 52–61	$35,339/yr	High	5.0x
98	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	58 52–60	$31,926/yr	High	7.8x
99	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	58 54–59	$30,363/yr	High	6.9x
100	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	57 52–59	$34,370/yr	High	3.9x
101	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA	57 51–58	$33,711/yr	High	4.7x
102	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	57 53–59	$33,228/yr	High	5.5x
103	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	57 53–59	$32,337/yr	High	5.4x
104	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	57 51–60	$29,492/yr	High	8.7x
105	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	57 50–60	$28,245/yr	High	9.4x
106	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	57 53–57	$27,969/yr	High	7.2x
107	New York University New York, NY	56 50–59	$40,637/yr	High	1.8x
108	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	56 49–59	$30,833/yr	High	7.4x
109	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	56 52–57	$29,924/yr	High	5.9x
110	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	56 51–58	$28,587/yr	High	8.1x
111	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	56 52–57	$28,310/yr	High	6.3x
112	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	56 48–62	$27,809/yr	High	9.5x
113	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	55 48–58	$29,405/yr	High	7.1x
114	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	55 50–57	$29,002/yr	High	6.4x
115	Ball State University Muncie, IN	55 50–56	$28,071/yr	High	5.5x
116	Widener University Chester, PA	54 48–56	$37,861/yr	High	1.6x
117	Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY	54 48–55	$35,865/yr	High	2.0x
118	Lasell University Newton, MA	54 47–57	$31,858/yr	High	4.3x
119	Endicott College Beverly, MA	53 47–55	$34,562/yr	High	2.3x
120	DePaul University Chicago, IL	52 46–54	$34,722/yr	High	1.9x
121	Mercyhurst University Erie, PA	52 46–54	$34,675/yr	High	1.7x
122	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR	52 45–57	$14,978/yr	High	9.1x
123	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	51 46–53	$35,449/yr	High	0.8x
124	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI	51 45–53	$33,374/yr	High	1.9x
125	Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC	51 45–53	$33,374/yr	High	1.9x
126	Niagara University Niagara University, NY	51 44–54	$31,790/yr	High	2.6x
127	Walnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	51 46–52	$30,352/yr	High	2.2x
128	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL	51 43–56	$28,130/yr	High	4.5x
129	Monroe College Bronx, NY	51 45–54	$26,930/yr	High	4.7x
130	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	50 45–51	$32,255/yr	High	1.3x
131	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	50 45–51	$29,632/yr	High	1.8x
132	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	50 44–54	$21,074/yr	High	6.1x
133	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	47 41–50	$29,391/yr	High	1.4x
134	St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY	44 39–46	$24,571/yr	High	0.8x
135	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	43 38–45	$22,974/yr	High	0.3x

Highest Earning Hospitality Administration/Management Programs

Schools where Hospitality Administration/Management graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Cornell University	$77,803/yr	70	High
George Washington University	$53,625/yr	64	High
University of Denver	$47,679/yr	60	High
James Madison University	$46,915/yr	72	High
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	$45,771/yr	69	High
George Mason University	$45,151/yr	70	High
Boston University	$44,657/yr	58	High
Campbell University	$44,464/yr	62	High
University of Wisconsin-Stout	$43,359/yr	73	High
National Louis University	$42,196/yr	68	High

Best ROI for Hospitality Administration/Management

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Hospitality Administration/Management.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Florida Atlantic University	26.4x	$36,827/yr	75
Western Carolina University	24.9x	$29,395/yr	69
Florida State University	22.4x	$37,330/yr	75
California State University-East Bay	21.0x	$34,015/yr	71
Utah Valley University	19.9x	$42,070/yr	78
Florida Gulf Coast University	19.7x	$39,108/yr	76
University of South Florida	18.9x	$34,703/yr	71
University of Central Florida	18.5x	$33,624/yr	70
Appalachian State University	18.2x	$33,702/yr	69
San Francisco State University	18.0x	$34,153/yr	70

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Hospitality Administration/Management graduates earn?

Across 135 schools, Hospitality Administration/Management graduates earn an average of $35,218 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $14,978 to $77,803 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Hospitality Administration/Management?

Hospitality Administration/Management is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 48% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Hospitality Administration/Management program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Utah Valley University ranks #1 for Hospitality Administration/Management with a score of 78/100 and graduate earnings of $42,070/yr.

Is a Hospitality Administration/Management degree worth it?

On average, Hospitality Administration/Management graduates earn 9.5x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Hospitality Administration/Management programs across 135 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.