Hospitality Administration/Management at Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Bachelor's Degree · about 70 graduates a year

$40,664
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,419
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 137
Rank by pay
#6 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,500
Median federal debt

Auburn University graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 12% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Auburn University Compares for Hospitality Administration/Management

All 137 colleges reporting hospitality administration/management earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$112,289$106,876#1$77,803
2New York University New York, NY$84,375$80,308#3$40,637
3Boston University Boston, MA$82,302$72,476#5$44,657
4University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$77,757$70,754#8—
5George Washington University Washington, DC$75,683$66,318#14$53,625
6University of Denver Denver, CO$75,118$70,250#11$47,679
7Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$72,817$66,307#15$45,771
8DePaul University Chicago, IL$71,556$70,303#10$34,722
9Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ$71,188$62,481#27$38,330
10Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ$71,188$62,481#28$38,330
…
27Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA$63,798$64,883#19$39,808
28Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA$63,798$64,883#20$39,808
29Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$63,798$64,883#21$39,808
30Auburn University Auburn, AL$63,419$71,986#6$40,664
31Campbell University Buies Creek, NC$63,402$68,039#12$44,464
32George Mason University Fairfax, VA$62,727$57,119#71$45,151
33Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$62,673$66,707#13$37,330

Other Majors at Auburn University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$110,927$80,067#76 of 189
Chemical Engineering$106,726$82,217#24 of 158
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,756$68,607#15 of 59
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,799$78,680#109 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,441$71,063#34 of 94
Architectural Engineering$97,759$77,115#1 of 16
Mechanical Engineering$93,246$74,005#123 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$91,087$72,440#185 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,222$60,381#160 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,352$55,875#150 of 452
Applied Mathematics$83,741$60,671#27 of 45
Biology$83,053$22,132#16 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,323$56,948#137 of 1176
International Business$80,076—#34 of 115
Civil Engineering$79,778$68,291#197 of 233
Marketing$74,702$45,460#128 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$74,411$59,050#9 of 9
Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,392$45,291#51 of 275
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,228$67,120#915 of 966
Economics$72,617—#240 of 368
Architecture$72,420$53,146#19 of 78
Interior Architecture$69,657—#1 of 17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,939—#26 of 225
Agricultural Business and Management$68,658$50,936#25 of 77
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,413$41,458#59 of 178
Public Administration$66,141—#23 of 47
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$64,841—
Forestry$64,704$51,421#7 of 31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,370—#85 of 93
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,298$45,588#56 of 138

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Auburn University hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,664 one year after graduating and $63,419 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Auburn University rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Auburn University ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #6 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at Auburn University worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% more than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,500.

← All data for Auburn University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.