Hospitality Administration/Management at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$36,439
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,854
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#47 of 137
Rank by pay
#22 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 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
…
44East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA$58,882$59,884#46$38,531
45Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$58,861$63,147#25$41,099
46Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ$58,857$60,477#40$37,402
47The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$58,854$64,292#22$36,439
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

Other Majors at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$107,093$73,822#16 of 94
Computer Science$106,312$70,193#131 of 349
Computer Engineering$105,834$74,085#95 of 189
Nuclear Engineering$99,139$73,724#6 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,642$75,316#210 of 258
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$92,042$59,501#45 of 126
Chemical Engineering$91,643$76,302#119 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$90,623$65,756#171 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$89,445$53,197#122 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$89,015—#53 of 59
Soil Sciences$88,563$55,322#1 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$85,141—#13 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$83,793$53,826#156 of 452
Statistics$83,697—#29 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,074$59,147#115 of 1176
Civil Engineering$80,958$64,386#186 of 233
Business/Managerial Economics$80,415$44,025#40 of 84
Chemistry$79,736$41,589#19 of 209
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,118$65,298#843 of 966
Marketing$70,661$46,896#178 of 516
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$69,476$47,261#117 of 118
Design and Applied Arts$69,047$36,061#21 of 299
Architecture$68,765$50,365#33 of 78
Food Science and Technology$68,114$48,441#19 of 29
Economics$67,902$46,302#295 of 368
Interior Architecture$65,144$45,448#4 of 17
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$63,996$43,014#7 of 19
Materials Engineering—$63,505—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$63,314$42,173#80 of 178
Human Resources Management and Services$63,005$49,956#139 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Tennessee-Knoxville hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,439 one year after graduating and $58,854 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranks #47 by median pay four years after graduation, and #22 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · 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.