Hospitality Administration/Management at Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Bachelor's Degree · about 91 graduates a year

$36,743
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,491
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#75 of 137
Rank by pay
#58 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,000
Median federal debt

Iowa State University 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 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Iowa 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
…
72Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC$55,790$59,871#47$33,374
73Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI$55,790$54,947#83$33,374
74East Carolina University Greenville, NC$55,541$59,603#50$38,049
75Iowa State University Ames, IA$55,491$58,370#58$36,743
76University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$54,921$58,456#57$33,624
77Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$54,635$58,152#61$36,827
78Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$54,251$55,157#80$37,743

Other Majors at Iowa State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$105,753$79,182#96 of 189
Computer Science$104,211$78,517#143 of 349
Construction Engineering$100,676$77,845#8 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,705$84,913#111 of 258
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,089$75,036#41 of 59
Business/Managerial Economics$93,379—#16 of 84
Industrial Engineering$92,914$74,310#65 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,773$76,184#109 of 158
Agricultural Engineering$88,576$72,376#6 of 26
Management Information Systems and Services$87,413—#64 of 166
Mechanical Engineering$85,938$72,900#276 of 318
Civil Engineering$85,427$72,502#112 of 233
Materials Engineering$83,416$65,831#31 of 34
Computer and Information Sciences$83,267$60,397#243 of 459
Engineering-Related Fields$82,548$62,416#28 of 33
Agricultural Mechanization$78,890$63,321#1 of 10
Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,304$57,188#173 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,360$56,974#254 of 452
Economics$75,355$57,619#224 of 368
Statistics$72,581$53,132#46 of 50
Accounting and Related Services$70,706$58,479#466 of 796
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$69,673—#4 of 137
Architecture$69,310$54,957#31 of 78
Agricultural Business and Management$67,529$53,967#27 of 77
Chemistry$66,486$43,870#105 of 209
Marketing$66,482$48,304#262 of 516
Food Science and Technology$65,943$60,351#21 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,204$50,150#47 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,026$43,520#70 of 110
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,965$42,530#82 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $36,743 one year after graduating and $55,491 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Iowa State University ranks #75 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at Iowa State University 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 $20,000.

← All data for Iowa 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.