Hospitality Administration/Management at Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 34 graduates a year

$34,300
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,864
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#99 of 137
Rank by pay
#76 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

Coastal Carolina University graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 10% less 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 Coastal Carolina 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
…
96Husson University Bangor, ME$51,833$55,085#81$40,812
97Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$51,363$48,887#116$35,449
98North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$51,277$53,124#95$41,984
99Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC$50,864$56,400#76$34,300
100Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY$50,712$57,421#66$29,492
101California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$50,644$46,083#127$25,340
102CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY$50,492$48,058#119$25,494

Other Majors at Coastal Carolina University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$84,021—
Information Science/Studies$77,999$31,322#92 of 148
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,181$46,911#341 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$63,247$38,602#423 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$63,239$43,812#652 of 796
Marketing$62,373$35,924#353 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$61,910—#77 of 84
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,946$41,953#798 of 1176
Health and Medical Administrative Services$59,575$36,544#135 of 275
Applied Mathematics$59,208—#44 of 45
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$56,863$35,150#5 of 5
Political Science and Government$53,948$29,924#458 of 565
Biology$51,247$28,585#645 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$51,010$29,821#412 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,228$27,920#408 of 610
History$49,222$24,172#271 of 459
Special Education and Teaching$49,005$42,147#118 of 177
Public Health$48,238$29,862#178 of 215
Sociology$47,056$24,738#359 of 462
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$46,896—#107 of 110
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,581$40,053#401 of 680
Psychology$45,469$26,524#778 of 1027
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$45,323$26,838#47 of 62
Design and Applied Arts$40,150$26,076#269 of 299
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$38,460$27,221#461 of 476
English Language and Literature$37,707$25,310#540 of 576
Fine and Studio Arts$36,007$23,121#338 of 423
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$33,962$16,862#223 of 255

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Coastal Carolina University hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,300 one year after graduating and $50,864 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Coastal Carolina University rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Coastal Carolina University ranks #99 by median pay four years after graduation, and #76 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at Coastal Carolina University worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

← All data for Coastal Carolina 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.