Hospitality Administration/Management at College of Charleston

Charleston, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 47 graduates a year

$39,688
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,154
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#26 of 137
Rank by pay
#7 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,323
Median federal debt

College of Charleston graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 13% more 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 College of Charleston 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
…
23York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$64,754$65,855#18$37,238
24Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$64,526$59,435#51$37,829
25Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$64,315$66,085#16$33,869
26College of Charleston Charleston, SC$64,154$71,137#7$39,688
27Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA$63,798$64,883#19$39,808
28Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA$63,798$64,883#20$39,808
29Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$63,798$64,883#21$39,808

Other Majors at College of Charleston by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$98,059$67,438#130 of 459
Information Science/Studies$93,285$63,069#23 of 148
Accounting and Related Services$85,826$49,702#166 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,187$54,634#152 of 452
International Business$76,727$37,624#44 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,360$41,299#336 of 1176
Marketing$68,348$40,723#223 of 516
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,993$49,786#51 of 138
International/Globalization Studies$60,468$25,764#33 of 87
Political Science and Government$58,955$35,398#341 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$58,371$36,903#208 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$58,317$27,467#37 of 64
Historic Preservation and Conservation$57,635$35,326—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,122$32,503#113 of 225
Public Health$55,660$31,848#122 of 215
Biology$55,342$30,538#515 of 841
Mathematics$54,942—#285 of 309
Anthropology$53,567$26,842#41 of 188
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$52,674$23,713#13 of 43
Computer Software and Media Applications$52,596$34,166#32 of 54
English Language and Literature$51,705$29,544#199 of 576
Sociology$48,709$28,801#320 of 462
Psychology$47,926$29,339#658 of 1027
History$47,424$28,449#309 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,036$41,402#431 of 680
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies—$45,613—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,991$21,645#47 of 255
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$42,466—#57 of 62
Special Education and Teaching—$39,832—
Chemistry—$39,208—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do College of Charleston hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,688 one year after graduating and $64,154 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does College of Charleston rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, College of Charleston ranks #26 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at College of Charleston worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,323.

← All data for College of Charleston · 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.