Hospitality Administration/Management at Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 43 graduates a year

$41,506
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,221
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,726
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#58 of 137
Rank by pay
#60 of 137
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Texas Tech University graduates in hospitality administration/management earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas Tech 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
…
55Roosevelt University Chicago, IL$57,617$56,608#74$35,871
56Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO$57,312$53,598#92$38,351
57University of North Texas Denton, TX$57,255$58,212#59$41,183
58Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$57,221$58,177#60$41,506
59California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$57,114$51,970#101$33,930
60University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$56,688$62,858#26$36,690
61Florida International University Miami, FL$56,667$60,315#43$33,364

Other Majors at Texas Tech University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Petroleum Engineering$139,864$80,460#3 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$113,062$82,521#71 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,110$79,544#45 of 258
Construction Engineering$102,312$75,421#6 of 13
Chemical Engineering$99,747$77,586#54 of 158
Industrial Engineering$98,266$71,545#47 of 94
Mechanical Engineering$98,113$73,268#52 of 318
Computer Engineering$92,615$85,619#162 of 189
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$90,143$76,708#3 of 46
Civil Engineering$89,969$74,655#56 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$89,891$63,059#117 of 796
Science, Technology and Society$88,953$69,382#4 of 10
Finance and Financial Management Services$86,795$58,535#127 of 452
Business/Commerce$86,278—#17 of 271
Information Science/Studies$81,289$55,081#82 of 148
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$78,435$53,997#1 of 19
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,702$53,528#224 of 1176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$74,591$49,727#8 of 138
Marketing$72,953$49,773#145 of 516
Chemistry$70,673$31,573#73 of 209
Agricultural Business and Management$69,689$50,509#21 of 77
Mathematics$69,664$45,476#160 of 309
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$69,628$27,445#13 of 49
Economics$68,973$44,292#284 of 368
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$66,440$36,686#8 of 42
Interior Architecture$64,751$45,345#5 of 17
Architecture$63,871$39,060#56 of 78
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,013$32,027#71 of 110
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$62,457—#7 of 70
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,247$41,023#90 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas Tech University hospitality administration/management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,506 one year after graduating and $57,221 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas Tech University rank for hospitality administration/management?

Among 137 colleges reporting earnings for hospitality administration/management graduates, Texas Tech University ranks #58 by median pay four years after graduation, and #60 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is hospitality administration/management at Texas Tech University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for hospitality administration/management ($56,726), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Texas Tech 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.