Hospitality Administration/Management at Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

$42,073
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,282
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#51 of 137
Rank by pay
#38 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,250
Median federal debt

Kansas State University graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kansas 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
…
48University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$58,719$60,944#35$35,277
49Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$58,546$57,521#64$32,337
50Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$58,413$61,590#30$35,406
51Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$58,282$60,506#38$42,073
52Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY$58,165$55,361#79$35,865
53California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$57,927$52,710#96$34,560
54University of South Florida Tampa, FL$57,695$61,409#32$34,703

Other Majors at Kansas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$107,194$76,385#84 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,640$78,758#172 of 258
Industrial Engineering$93,098$77,724#64 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,068$77,492#117 of 158
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$91,809$74,253#23 of 43
Architectural Engineering$91,336$74,091#6 of 16
Agricultural and Food Products Processing$91,040$76,052—
Mechanical Engineering$88,533$72,627#224 of 318
Management Information Systems and Services$85,396$60,144#75 of 166
Air Transportation$85,147$51,198#24 of 52
Civil Engineering$83,453$69,300#141 of 233
Agricultural Engineering$81,376$64,644#21 of 26
Accounting and Related Services$79,008$60,155#271 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$78,537$63,239#2 of 10
Food Science and Technology$78,367$62,479#6 of 29
Computer Engineering—$77,938—
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,705$54,509#249 of 452
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,544$61,696#28 of 34
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$72,398$44,486#13 of 265
Economics$71,747$52,490#251 of 368
Business/Commerce$70,601$54,223#72 of 271
Marketing$69,837$50,468#187 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,735$52,538#383 of 1176
Natural Sciences$68,243$28,107#3 of 9
Agricultural Business and Management$66,387$53,751#32 of 77
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$65,677$31,958#22 of 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$65,122$29,651#55 of 110
Political Science and Government$63,811$32,289#231 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$62,128$33,381#22 of 53
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,621—#71 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $42,073 one year after graduating and $58,282 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Kansas State University ranks #51 by median pay four years after graduation, and #38 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,250.

← All data for Kansas 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.