Hospitality Administration/Management at California State University-Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 11 graduates a year

$35,760
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,856
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#69 of 137
Rank by pay
#109 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,000
Median federal debt

California State University-Monterey Bay graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Monterey Bay 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
…
66Utah Valley University Orem, UT$56,252$53,314#94$42,070
67Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH$56,143$59,913#44$31,926
68Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH$56,143$59,913#45$31,926
69California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA$55,856$50,825#109$35,760
70The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX$55,821$56,754#72$35,569
71Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI$55,790$54,947#82$33,374
72Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC$55,790$59,871#47$33,374

Other Majors at California State University-Monterey Bay by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$134,489$117,088#8 of 966
Computer Science$101,787$71,458#159 of 349
Computer and Information Sciences$74,298—#357 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,558$47,825#300 of 1176
Mathematics$62,943—#228 of 309
International/Globalization Studies$61,480$34,246#30 of 87
Marine Sciences$59,782$27,268—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,017$30,413#107 of 476
Social Sciences$57,200$34,678#29 of 87
Human Services$56,719$37,501#11 of 94
Biology$55,654$35,312#504 of 841
Psychology$54,074$29,168#297 of 1027
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,598$30,712#169 of 265
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$51,118$34,089#51 of 172
Design and Applied Arts$48,639$30,378#189 of 299
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$47,736$29,929#479 of 610
Music$40,077$28,009#183 of 268
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$39,954$24,496#147 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,824—#220 of 225
Fine and Studio Arts$34,006—#377 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Monterey Bay hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,760 one year after graduating and $55,856 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Monterey Bay rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, California State University-Monterey Bay ranks #69 by median pay four years after graduation, and #109 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at California State University-Monterey Bay worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,000.

← All data for California State University-Monterey Bay · 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.