UNC Greensboro Hospitality Management (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Bachelor's in Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Public university
  • Greensboro, NC
  • About 6 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

UNC Greensboro hospitality management graduates earn about what hospitality management graduates earn nationally, $31,952 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $21,875 in federal loans, close to the national median of $23,905. Several North Carolina programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$31,95226th percentile of 133 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$51,14160% more than year one
Median federal debt$21,8752nd lowest of 6 North Carolina programs
Debt-to-earnings68%North Carolina median 70%, national 67%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The North Carolina and national columns are the medians across all hospitality management bachelor's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, UNC Greensboro graduates earn about the national figure and about the same as the North Carolina median.

Debt and first-year pay at every North Carolina hospitality management program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the North Carolina medians.

UNC GreensboroOther North Carolina programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 60% between the first and fifth year.

UNC Greensboro grads, year 1$31,952
UNC Greensboro grads, year 5$51,141
All North Carolina hospitality management grads, year 5$51,148

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $232 a month, or 8.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

85% of graduates (17 of 20) were working in North Carolina one year after graduating. Prices in the Greensboro area are about 7% below the national average, so a $31,952 salary here buys what about $34,407 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to hospitality management, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Food Service Managers

$74,080

Median pay in North Carolina. 9,420 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 38,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $51,780Top 10%: $104,060

Facilities Managers

$108,130

Median pay in North Carolina. 4,810 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $62,680Top 10%: $171,950

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

$54,990

Median pay in North Carolina. 4,340 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 16,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $32,670Top 10%: $99,420

Tour and Travel Guides

$32,570

Median pay in North Carolina. 1,650 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $22,660Top 10%: $47,020

About UNC Greensboro

Hospitality Management ranks 19th of 41 bachelor's programs at UNC Greensboro by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($68,115), Computer Science ($67,781), and Computer Networking ($48,077).

Other hospitality management bachelor's programs near Greensboro

Common questions

The median graduate earns $31,952 one year after graduating and $51,141 five years after. The median across hospitality management bachelor's programs in North Carolina is $32,827.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
  • Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of North Carolina comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
  • School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the hospitality management program.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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