Hospitality Administration/Management at Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 114 graduates a year

$41,069
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$69,651
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#14 of 137
Rank by pay
#4 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,815
Median federal debt

Michigan State University graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 23% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Michigan 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
11University of Delaware Newark, DE$71,102$70,676#9$37,563
12University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$70,916$62,449#29$39,266
13San Diego State University San Diego, CA$70,113$63,798#24$40,009
14Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$69,651$73,439#4$41,069
15Lasell University Newton, MA$68,693$60,491#39$31,858
16West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$68,473$81,007#2$30,363
17Washington State University Pullman, WA$66,874$61,510#31$41,251

Other Majors at Michigan State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,905$86,192#60 of 459
Computer Engineering$104,627$83,934#101 of 189
Engineering$102,301$75,058#10 of 57
Chemical Engineering$102,223$79,023#38 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,017$68,103#45 of 452
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,481$83,874#99 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,946$80,259#53 of 318
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,236$69,443#30 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$96,093$65,965#73 of 796
Materials Engineering$95,761$78,276#8 of 34
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,387$74,518#14 of 43
Engineering-Related Fields$94,143$76,563#11 of 33
Statistics$93,930$63,649#21 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,187$71,253#50 of 1176
Civil Engineering$90,650$72,048#51 of 233
Marketing$90,453$57,275#22 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$86,498$65,396#10 of 26
Human Resources Management and Services$85,886$56,501#17 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,129$75,081#707 of 966
Engineering$79,609$67,007#18 of 19
Economics$79,428$54,013#187 of 368
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$75,147——
International Relations and National Security Studies$74,709$38,810#29 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,880$48,185#65 of 99
Non-Professional Legal Studies$72,414$33,752#6 of 39
Mathematics$72,226$47,951#138 of 309
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$71,158—#6 of 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,940$47,202#64 of 93
Food Science and Technology$70,380$59,342#16 of 29
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,300$45,158#45 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $41,069 one year after graduating and $69,651 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Michigan State University ranks #14 by median pay four years after graduation, and #4 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 23% more than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,815.

← All data for Michigan 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.