Hospitality Administration/Management at Ball State University

Muncie, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 10 graduates a year

$28,071
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$44,705
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#124 of 137
Rank by pay
#120 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,047
Median federal debt

Ball State University graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 21% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 54% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ball State 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
…
121University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC$45,953$50,955#107$34,503
122Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI$45,797$48,288#117$21,074
123Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN$44,909$48,179#118$34,013
124Ball State University Muncie, IN$44,705$47,960#120$28,071
125University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC$44,625$47,889#121$31,952
126Sullivan University Louisville, KY$44,475$50,359#113—
127Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA$44,227$51,196#104$35,452

Other Majors at Ball State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Management$90,239$69,076#43 of 57
Computer and Information Sciences$79,620$59,249#303 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$78,566$53,597#94 of 166
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$78,401$65,184#10 of 27
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$77,774$67,350#75 of 126
Business/Managerial Economics$76,847$53,319#48 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$76,161$73,719#856 of 966
Human Resources Management and Services$75,822$47,451#49 of 187
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,703$60,526#223 of 1176
Accounting and Related Services$75,559$56,101#340 of 796
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$73,664—#42 of 51
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$71,514$51,219#23 of 27
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,833$50,077#326 of 452
Business/Commerce$67,141$46,550#100 of 271
Landscape Architecture$65,382$59,972#13 of 19
Marketing$64,895$42,480#295 of 516
Architecture and Related Services$64,350—#3 of 6
Chemistry$63,764$42,677#134 of 209
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,677—#70 of 215
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,584$67,833#164 of 253
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$60,686$38,020#100 of 178
Insurance$59,612$48,615#21 of 21
Political Science and Government$58,953$39,755#342 of 565
Real Estate—$58,575—
Architecture—$57,603—
Legal Professions and Studies$57,249$39,220#7 of 13
Economics—$56,782—
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$56,078$37,638#31 of 48
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$55,768—#37 of 70
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$55,663—#16 of 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ball State University hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,071 one year after graduating and $44,705 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ball State University rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Ball State University ranks #124 by median pay four years after graduation, and #120 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at Ball State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% less than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,047.

← All data for Ball State 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.