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

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

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Michigan hospitality management bachelor's program pays its graduates $34,317 in their first year, $386 less than the national median. Michigan State reports the highest first-year pay ($41,069), and Eastern Michigan University the lowest median debt ($22,500).

Median first-year pay$34,317National $34,703
Median pay after 5 years$50,411National $51,398
Median federal debt$26,500National $23,905
Debt-to-earnings77%National 67%

All 6 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.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Michigan State$41,069
  2. Central Michigan University$37,187
  3. Grand Valley State$35,406
  4. Ferris State$33,228
  5. Eastern Michigan University$29,405

Lowest median debt

  1. Eastern Michigan University$22,500
  2. Michigan State$22,625
  3. Grand Valley State$26,000
  4. Ferris State$27,000
  5. Central Michigan University$29,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Michigan State55%
  2. Grand Valley State73%
  3. Eastern Michigan University77%
  4. Central Michigan University78%
  5. Ferris State81%

"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

$60,790

Median pay in Michigan. 9,240 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $41,600Top 10%: $93,180

Facilities Managers

$98,150

Median pay in Michigan. 4,920 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $60,550Top 10%: $159,160

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

$52,780

Median pay in Michigan. 3,560 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $36,580Top 10%: $80,640

Tour and Travel Guides

$35,090

Median pay in Michigan. 1,160 people work in this job in Michigan. 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%: $28,130Top 10%: $47,250

Common questions

Michigan State in East Lansing reports the highest median first-year pay, $41,069. Its median federal debt is $22,625.

Related pages

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 Michigan 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

  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. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024