Which Florida hospitality management program has the lowest debt?

University of West Florida reports the lowest median federal debt, $18,000, with first-year pay of $34,656.

How much do hospitality management graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 9 Florida hospitality management bachelor's programs is $34,656 in the first year after graduating and $50,667 five years after.

How many hospitality management bachelor's programs are in Florida?

9 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Hospitality Management (Bachelor's) Programs in Florida, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Hospitality Administration/Management

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida hospitality management bachelor's program pays its graduates $34,656 in their first year, $47 less than the national median. Florida Gulf Coast University reports the highest first-year pay ($39,108), and University of West Florida the lowest median debt ($18,000).

Median first-year pay$34,656National $34,703

Median pay after 5 years$50,667National $51,398

Median federal debt$21,000National $23,905

Debt-to-earnings61%National 67%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers · public	$39,108	$50,667	$21,000	54%
2	Florida StateTallahassee · public	$37,330	$53,037	$18,864	51%
3	FAUBoca Raton · public	$36,827	$53,494	$23,032	63%
4	USFTampa · public	$34,703	$51,031	$23,656	68%
5	University of West FloridaPensacola · public	$34,656	$41,233	$18,000	52%
6	UCFOrlando · public	$33,624	$49,679	$20,500	61%
7	FIUMiami · public	$33,364	$49,350	$19,300	58%
8	Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine · private nonprofit	$29,632	Not reported	$27,000	91%
9	Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo · private nonprofit	$28,130	$62,181	$23,923	85%

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida hospitality management program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$72,790

Median pay in Florida. 18,500 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $45,800Top 10%: $113,940

Facilities Managers

$98,780

Median pay in Florida. 8,620 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $52,300Top 10%: $164,870

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

$60,270

Median pay in Florida. 10,480 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $32,930Top 10%: $100,470

Tour and Travel Guides

$41,600

Median pay in Florida. 2,720 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $30,520Top 10%: $64,340

Common questions

Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,108. Its median federal debt is $21,000.

Hospitality Management (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked133 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Florida rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the hospitality management bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024