Hospitality Administration/Management at Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 85 graduates a year

$39,108
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,011
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#41 of 137
Rank by pay
#23 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

Florida Gulf Coast University graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida Gulf Coast 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
…
38Temple University Philadelphia, PA$60,347$61,373#33$35,339
39University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$60,157$54,736#84$29,002
40St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY$60,041$57,147#70$24,571
41Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL$60,011$63,874#23$39,108
42New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY$59,490$56,622#73$22,974
43Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$59,089$61,169#34$32,939
44East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA$58,882$59,884#46$38,531

Other Majors at Florida Gulf Coast University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$98,650$60,746#131 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$91,676$62,972#70 of 118
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,452$70,964#495 of 966
Civil Engineering$84,451$64,411#128 of 233
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,238$60,797#33 of 46
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,767$55,882#246 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$74,739$44,868#114 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$72,207$51,301#428 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$67,069$58,048#76 of 93
Marketing$67,034$46,910#248 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,349$38,660#517 of 1176
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,179$36,002#159 of 610
Public Health$58,119$35,724#106 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,115$50,951#51 of 680
Legal Support Services$56,695$39,824#11 of 32
History$56,543—#109 of 459
Special Education and Teaching$56,467$46,866#40 of 177
Communication and Media Studies$56,455$39,342#259 of 660
Education$55,116$38,392#19 of 71
Political Science and Government$54,824$35,578#440 of 565
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,215$40,079#343 of 660
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$54,006$33,871#103 of 156
Social Work$53,707$36,407#165 of 420
Biology$53,352$29,635#589 of 841
Psychology$52,722$30,367#369 of 1027
Security Science and Technology$52,096$28,173#35 of 45
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$51,265$34,875#177 of 265
Sociology$50,136—#290 of 462
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$48,942$30,818#25 of 29
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,879$34,328#37 of 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Florida Gulf Coast University hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,108 one year after graduating and $60,011 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Florida Gulf Coast University rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Florida Gulf Coast University ranks #41 by median pay four years after graduation, and #23 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at Florida Gulf Coast University worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,500.

← All data for Florida Gulf Coast 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.