Hospitality Administration/Management, General
CIP Code: 52.0901A hospitality administration/management, general degree prepares graduates for careers in Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling, Lodging managers, Food service managers and more. 366 colleges and universities offer this program.
Annual Degrees Awarded
8,041
Colleges Offering
366
Avg. Career Salary
$67,990
Top Career Salary
$77,180
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Salary by College
Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $56,726 four years after graduating (middle half: $40,953–$73,841). Where you study it matters: across 137 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $38,420 to $112,289.
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| # | College | 4 yrs after | Wage-adjusted | 1 yr after | Median debt | Outcome Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $112,289 | $106,876 | $77,803 | $13,086 | A+ |
| 2 | New York University New York, NY | $84,375 | $80,308 | $40,637 | $17,905 | A+ |
| 3 | Boston University Boston, MA | $82,302 | $72,476 | $44,657 | $23,250 | A+ |
| 4 | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $77,757 | $70,754 | — | $19,000 | A |
| 5 | George Washington University Washington, DC | $75,683 | $66,318 | $53,625 | $19,250 | A+ |
| 6 | University of Denver Denver, CO | $75,118 | $70,250 | $47,679 | $21,923 | B+ |
| 7 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $72,817 | $66,307 | $45,771 | $24,500 | A |
| 8 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | $71,556 | $70,303 | $34,722 | $16,500 | B+ |
| 10 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ | $71,188 | $62,481 | $38,330 | $25,000 | C |
| 9 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ | $71,188 | $62,481 | $38,330 | $25,000 | C |
| 11 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | $71,102 | $70,676 | $37,563 | $22,850 | A |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | $70,916 | $62,449 | $39,266 | $21,500 | B+ |
| 13 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA | $70,113 | $63,798 | $40,009 | $15,000 | B |
| 14 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | $69,651 | $73,439 | $41,069 | $21,815 | A |
| 15 | Lasell University Newton, MA | $68,693 | $60,491 | $31,858 | $26,399 | F |
| 16 | West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | $68,473 | $81,007 | $30,363 | $25,300 | B+ |
| 17 | Washington State University Pullman, WA | $66,874 | $61,510 | $41,251 | $23,207 | B |
| 19 | University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH | $66,046 | $60,835 | $36,590 | $27,000 | C |
| 18 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | $66,046 | $60,835 | $36,590 | $27,000 | B |
| 20 | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA | $65,655 | $59,742 | $34,015 | $18,579 | B |
| 21 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | $65,510 | $59,610 | $34,153 | $14,125 | B |
| 22 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | $65,016 | $59,203 | $46,915 | $19,875 | B+ |
| 23 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | $64,754 | $65,855 | $37,238 | $21,500 | B |
| 24 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | $64,526 | $59,435 | $37,829 | $23,250 | C |
| 25 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | $64,315 | $66,085 | $33,869 | $15,000 | B+ |
| 26 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC | $64,154 | $71,137 | $39,688 | $23,323 | B |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $63,798 | $64,883 | $39,808 | $23,455 | A |
| 28 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA | $63,798 | $64,883 | $39,808 | $23,455 | C+ |
| 27 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA | $63,798 | $64,883 | $39,808 | $23,455 | C+ |
| 30 | Auburn University Auburn, AL | $63,419 | $71,986 | $40,664 | $24,500 | A |
| 31 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | $63,402 | $68,039 | $44,464 | $19,750 | C+ |
| 32 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA | $62,727 | $57,119 | $45,151 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 33 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $62,673 | $66,707 | $37,330 | $17,404 | A |
| 34 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | $62,556 | $58,502 | $41,688 | $18,500 | C+ |
| 35 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | $61,441 | $65,878 | $38,916 | $22,000 | A |
| 36 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | $61,413 | $60,338 | $42,196 | $25,248 | F |
| 37 | Endicott College Beverly, MA | $60,969 | $53,690 | $34,562 | $23,250 | C |
| 38 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $60,347 | $61,373 | $35,339 | $24,554 | B+ |
| 39 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | $60,157 | $54,736 | $29,002 | $19,261 | C |
| 40 | St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY | $60,041 | $57,147 | $24,571 | $18,834 | B |
| 41 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $60,011 | $63,874 | $39,108 | $19,500 | C+ |
| 42 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY | $59,490 | $56,622 | $22,974 | $19,500 | B+ |
| 43 | Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | $59,089 | $61,169 | $32,939 | $18,750 | D |
| 44 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA | $58,882 | $59,884 | $38,531 | $26,905 | C+ |
| 45 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $58,861 | $63,147 | $41,099 | $18,916 | A+ |
| 46 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | $58,857 | $60,477 | $37,402 | $18,750 | C+ |
| 47 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | $58,854 | $64,292 | $36,439 | $21,500 | B+ |
| 48 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | $58,719 | $60,944 | $35,277 | $18,750 | C+ |
| 49 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $58,546 | $57,521 | $32,337 | $24,000 | C+ |
| 50 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | $58,413 | $61,590 | $35,406 | $25,500 | B |
| 51 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | $58,282 | $60,506 | $42,073 | $24,250 | B |
| 52 | Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY | $58,165 | $55,361 | $35,865 | $26,500 | B+ |
| 53 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $57,927 | $52,710 | $34,560 | $12,500 | B |
| 54 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL | $57,695 | $61,409 | $34,703 | $20,997 | B+ |
| 55 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | $57,617 | $56,608 | $35,871 | $18,283 | F |
| 56 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO | $57,312 | $53,598 | $38,351 | $16,858 | F |
| 57 | University of North Texas Denton, TX | $57,255 | $58,212 | $41,183 | $20,551 | C+ |
| 58 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | $57,221 | $58,177 | $41,506 | $21,500 | B+ |
| 59 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA | $57,114 | $51,970 | $33,930 | $15,000 | B+ |
| 60 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | $56,688 | $62,858 | $36,690 | $21,500 | A |
| 61 | Florida International University Miami, FL | $56,667 | $60,315 | $33,364 | $16,398 | B+ |
| 62 | Virginia State University Petersburg, VA | $56,476 | $51,427 | — | — | F |
| 63 | University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI | $56,451 | $58,740 | $43,359 | $24,000 | B |
| 64 | Widener University Chester, PA | $56,345 | $57,303 | $37,861 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 65 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | $56,314 | $59,377 | $37,187 | $28,937 | C+ |
| 66 | Utah Valley University Orem, UT | $56,252 | $53,314 | $42,070 | $23,625 | B+ |
| 68 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | $56,143 | $59,913 | $31,926 | $25,000 | D |
| 67 | Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH | $56,143 | $59,913 | $31,926 | $25,000 | C+ |
| 69 | California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA | $55,856 | $50,825 | $35,760 | $11,000 | C |
| 70 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $55,821 | $56,754 | $35,569 | $22,200 | C+ |
| 73 | Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI | $55,790 | $54,947 | $33,374 | $25,768 | F |
| 72 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $55,790 | $59,871 | $33,374 | $25,768 | B |
| 71 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI | $55,790 | $54,947 | $33,374 | $25,768 | F |
| 74 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC | $55,541 | $59,603 | $38,049 | $25,252 | B |
| 75 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | $55,491 | $58,370 | $36,743 | $20,000 | B+ |
| 76 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | $54,921 | $58,456 | $33,624 | $18,250 | B+ |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | $54,635 | $58,152 | $36,827 | $20,000 | B |
| 78 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | $54,251 | $55,157 | $37,743 | $15,781 | A |
| 79 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA | $53,812 | $54,727 | $34,675 | $26,000 | D |
| 80 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ | $53,796 | $47,216 | $30,833 | $17,750 | C |
| 81 | Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | $53,789 | $57,673 | $36,451 | $24,728 | C |
| 82 | Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | $53,784 | $57,700 | $37,151 | $20,500 | C+ |
| 83 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $53,777 | $55,581 | $39,689 | $21,412 | B |
| 84 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA | $53,551 | $54,462 | $30,307 | $27,000 | C |
| 85 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO | $53,527 | $57,392 | $34,395 | $18,750 | D |
| 86 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | $53,392 | $52,457 | — | $25,000 | C |
| 87 | University of Houston Houston, TX | $53,344 | $54,235 | $32,639 | $19,500 | B+ |
| 88 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | $53,180 | $60,364 | $32,178 | $22,662 | B+ |
| 89 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY | $53,178 | $50,614 | $39,099 | $20,000 | C |
| 90 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $53,039 | $56,601 | $36,986 | $20,500 | A |
| 91 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD | $52,883 | $46,411 | $36,472 | $20,437 | F |
| 92 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN | $52,627 | $57,489 | $31,190 | $26,541 | C |
| 93 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | $52,477 | $59,420 | $27,809 | $21,125 | B+ |
| 94 | Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | $52,238 | $47,031 | $33,685 | $21,000 | C |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | $51,874 | $54,695 | $29,405 | $22,500 | C |
| 96 | Husson University Bangor, ME | $51,833 | $55,085 | $40,812 | $25,173 | D |
| 97 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | $51,363 | $48,887 | $35,449 | $25,463 | A |
| 98 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND | $51,277 | $53,124 | $41,984 | — | B+ |
| 99 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | $50,864 | $56,400 | $34,300 | $23,250 | C |
| 100 | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY | $50,712 | $57,421 | $29,492 | $23,527 | D |
| 101 | California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | $50,644 | $46,083 | $25,340 | $15,000 | C |
| 102 | CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY | $50,492 | $48,058 | $25,494 | $10,828 | F |
| 103 | Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI | $49,983 | $52,701 | $33,228 | $26,622 | C+ |
| 104 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | $49,957 | $51,716 | $35,039 | $27,000 | C+ |
| 105 | ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA | $49,834 | $45,378 | $33,711 | $28,723 | C |
| 106 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | $49,798 | $53,440 | $29,395 | $25,657 | C |
| 107 | Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX | $49,776 | $50,608 | $30,758 | $23,250 | D |
| 108 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ | $49,703 | $51,071 | $34,370 | $23,181 | C |
| 109 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM | $49,444 | $57,248 | $29,942 | $20,973 | F |
| 110 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO | $48,931 | $52,464 | — | — | C |
| 111 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC | $48,546 | $52,097 | $33,702 | $21,945 | C+ |
| 112 | SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY | $48,267 | $45,940 | $31,629 | $15,625 | F |
| 113 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY | $48,006 | $45,692 | $27,450 | $20,691 | B+ |
| 114 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | $47,756 | $53,619 | $35,878 | $21,122 | B+ |
| 115 | University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | $47,748 | $50,744 | $29,924 | $18,455 | C |
| 116 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | $47,657 | $50,857 | $28,245 | $22,888 | F |
| 117 | Morgan State University Baltimore, MD | $46,441 | $40,757 | $36,845 | $29,625 | F |
| 118 | Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL | $46,330 | $49,312 | $28,130 | — | C+ |
| 119 | American Public University System Charles Town, WV | $46,000 | $54,421 | $37,174 | $31,334 | C+ |
| 120 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | $45,985 | $55,794 | — | — | C |
| 121 | University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC | $45,953 | $50,955 | $34,503 | $23,641 | D |
| 122 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI | $45,797 | $48,288 | $21,074 | $30,250 | D |
| 123 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | $44,909 | $48,179 | $34,013 | $21,932 | F |
| 124 | Ball State University Muncie, IN | $44,705 | $47,960 | $28,071 | $24,047 | C+ |
| 125 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | $44,625 | $47,889 | $31,952 | $21,875 | C |
| 126 | Sullivan University Louisville, KY | $44,475 | $50,359 | — | $30,419 | C |
| 127 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA | $44,227 | $51,196 | $35,452 | $19,500 | C |
| 128 | Monroe College Bronx, NY | $43,575 | $41,474 | $26,930 | $24,928 | C |
| 129 | Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR | $43,436 | $51,186 | $27,969 | $22,250 | B+ |
| 130 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA | $43,178 | $49,982 | $28,587 | — | C |
| 131 | Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN | $43,009 | $46,141 | $32,325 | — | C |
| 132 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC | $42,085 | $45,163 | $27,752 | $27,108 | F |
| 133 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | $41,679 | $39,670 | $29,391 | $23,250 | B+ |
| 134 | University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | $41,515 | $47,123 | $28,310 | $18,125 | C+ |
| 135 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | $40,969 | $44,099 | $32,512 | $24,769 | B |
| 136 | University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA | $39,391 | $45,598 | $27,878 | $17,750 | C |
| 137 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | $38,420 | $40,893 | $34,656 | $19,896 | C |
Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.
What Can You Do With a Hospitality Administration/Management, General Degree?
Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:
$67,990
Average Salary Across Careers
$77,180
Highest Paying Career
4
Career Paths Available
Best Colleges for Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in hospitality administration/management, general.
Largest Hospitality Administration/Management, General Programs
Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most hospitality administration/management, general graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.
8,041
Degrees Awarded Annually
366
Colleges Offering Program
4
Related Careers
About Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Hospitality Administration/Management, General is a degree program offered at 366 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 8,041 students graduate with this degree.
Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling, lodging managers, food service managers, personal service managers, all other.
Program Classification
CIP Code
52.0901
Field (2-digit CIP)
52
Category (4-digit CIP)
52.09
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do with a Hospitality Administration/Management, General degree?
A Hospitality Administration/Management, General degree can lead to careers as a
entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling, lodging managers, food service managers, personal service managers, all other,
and more.
Top earners in related careers can make up to $77,180 annually.
How many colleges offer Hospitality Administration/Management, General?
366 colleges and universities in the United States offer
Hospitality Administration/Management, General as a degree program. Each year, approximately 8,041
students graduate with this degree.
What are the best colleges for Hospitality Administration/Management, General?
The best colleges for Hospitality Administration/Management, General based on Repit's ratings include
Boston University, University of Southern California, University of Georgia, Cornell University, Florida International University.
Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.
What is the salary potential with a Hospitality Administration/Management, General degree?
Graduates with a Hospitality Administration/Management, General degree can expect average salaries around $67,990
in related careers, with top earners making up to $77,180.
Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.