Hospitality Administration/Management at Culinary Institute of America

Hyde Park, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 225 graduates a year

$35,865
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,165
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#52 of 137
Rank by pay
#79 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,500
Median federal debt

Culinary Institute of America 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 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Culinary Institute of America 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
…
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
55Roosevelt University Chicago, IL$57,617$56,608#74$35,871

Other Majors at Culinary Institute of America by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Culinary Arts and Related Services$61,944$43,808#1 of 12
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,525$32,450#173 of 207

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Culinary Institute of America hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,865 one year after graduating and $58,165 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Culinary Institute of America rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Culinary Institute of America ranks #52 by median pay four years after graduation, and #79 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at Culinary Institute of America 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 $26,500.

← All data for Culinary Institute of America · 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.