Best Hospitality Administration/Management Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

131

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$133,293

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$32,085

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	San Jose State University Grad rate: 66.2%	CA	+$317,520	$63,015	$25,695	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	NY	+$304,213	$74,794	$83,196	$13,987	Full ROI →
3	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	+$175,324	$58,178	$29,347	$22,850	Full ROI →
4	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Grad rate: 86.3%	VA	+$97,432	$55,013	$32,040	$25,680	Full ROI →
5	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	+$82,326	$53,239	$27,176	$25,000	Full ROI →
6	Texas Tech University Grad rate: 67.1%	TX	+$81,637	$53,095	$27,472	$22,500	Full ROI →
7	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	NY	+$69,526	$62,583	$79,121	$19,000	Full ROI →
8	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Grad rate: 14.6%	NH	+$68,766	$51,108	$19,236	$27,000	Full ROI →
9	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Grad rate: 83.1%	MA	+$60,164	$53,332	$33,389	$24,385	Full ROI →
10	George Washington University Grad rate: 85.0%	DC	+$59,997	$62,664	$80,727	$22,500	Full ROI →
11	Purdue University-Main Campus Grad rate: 83.1%	IN	+$49,598	$50,305	$22,567	$19,432	Full ROI →
12	University of Mississippi Grad rate: 68.1%	MS	+$38,542	$51,153	$27,692	$25,000	Full ROI →
13	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	MI	+$33,824	$51,324	$30,528	$22,625	Full ROI →
14	James Madison University Grad rate: 81.0%	VA	+$32,750	$51,182	$30,213	$22,250	Full ROI →
15	California State University-East Bay Grad rate: 45.5%	CA	+$32,363	$49,493	$22,803	$19,470	Full ROI →
16	San Francisco State University Grad rate: 52.2%	CA	+$23,408	$49,194	$25,258	$14,400	Full ROI →
17	Kansas State University Grad rate: 69.5%	KS	+$22,706	$49,911	$25,441	$25,000	Full ROI →
18	Pace University Grad rate: 61.4%	NY	+$8,192	$56,028	$68,092	N/A	Full ROI →
19	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Grad rate: 77.1%	NH	+$7,442	$51,108	$34,567	$27,000	Full ROI →
20	Southwest Minnesota State University Grad rate: 42.1%	MN	+$1,724	$46,566	$22,399	N/A	Full ROI →
21	University of San Francisco Grad rate: 72.8%	CA	-$10,589	$58,071	$76,421	$19,500	Full ROI →
22	George Mason University Grad rate: 69.9%	VA	-$16,002	$48,263	$26,972	$24,722	Full ROI →
23	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Grad rate: 48.7%	NV	-$19,814	$46,180	$19,440	$19,003	Full ROI →
24	Auburn University Grad rate: 80.0%	AL	-$27,963	$49,136	$34,402	$24,500	Full ROI →
25	Northwood University Grad rate: 61.9%	MI	-$38,516	$49,497	$47,114	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Florida State University Grad rate: 83.9%	FL	-$38,698	$46,075	$23,683	$18,864	Full ROI →
27	Southern New Hampshire University Grad rate: 43.2%	NH	-$46,366	$48,874	$37,524	$25,000	Full ROI →
28	Metropolitan State University of Denver Grad rate: 29.5%	CO	-$47,575	$45,570	$22,825	$20,500	Full ROI →
29	Endicott College Grad rate: 76.7%	MA	-$55,719	$52,290	$57,533	$23,250	Full ROI →
30	College of Charleston Grad rate: 64.8%	SC	-$56,538	$46,902	$30,731	$23,448	Full ROI →
31	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Grad rate: 57.3%	NJ	-$56,994	$50,396	$47,791	$25,000	Full ROI →
32	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Grad rate: 73.0%	TN	-$61,407	$46,980	$32,658	$22,500	Full ROI →
33	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Grad rate: 67.6%	NJ	-$77,190	$50,396	$52,840	$25,000	Full ROI →
34	Temple University Grad rate: 76.3%	PA	-$78,318	$47,827	$39,799	$26,417	Full ROI →
35	Boston University Grad rate: 89.5%	MA	-$82,996	$56,144	$82,694	$26,000	Full ROI →
36	University of Wisconsin-Stout Grad rate: 52.2%	WI	-$83,225	$43,865	$21,618	$25,225	Full ROI →
37	Kent State University at Ashtabula Grad rate: 19.2%	OH	-$83,329	$42,708	$15,897	$25,112	Full ROI →
38	Georgia State University Grad rate: 54.3%	GA	-$83,912	$44,512	$26,535	$20,750	Full ROI →
39	University of North Texas Grad rate: 59.2%	TX	-$87,544	$44,274	$25,470	$23,070	Full ROI →
40	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 63.4%	ND	-$88,944	$42,231	$23,391	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Iowa State University Grad rate: 75.0%	IA	-$91,963	$43,481	$23,309	$20,998	Full ROI →
42	California State University-Northridge Grad rate: 56.1%	CA	-$94,078	$42,372	$20,317	$15,000	Full ROI →
43	University of Memphis Grad rate: 48.8%	TN	-$97,626	$44,109	$25,164	$29,000	Full ROI →
44	Lasell University Grad rate: 57.1%	MA	-$98,238	$51,588	$63,387	$27,000	Full ROI →
45	North Carolina Central University Grad rate: 45.1%	NC	-$101,422	$44,010	$25,618	$29,000	Full ROI →
46	East Carolina University Grad rate: 63.6%	NC	-$105,496	$43,218	$23,689	$26,000	Full ROI →
47	Florida International University Grad rate: 71.3%	FL	-$106,099	$42,109	$20,556	$19,300	Full ROI →
48	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	AZ	-$109,880	$43,188	$28,047	$15,891	Full ROI →
49	York College of Pennsylvania Grad rate: 62.2%	PA	-$111,484	$45,342	$35,806	$26,000	Full ROI →
50	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.2%	PA	-$113,330	$43,437	$26,405	$27,000	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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