US College Programs

Hospitality Management (Bachelor's) Programs in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina hospitality management bachelor's program pays its graduates $32,827 in their first year, $1,876 less than the national median. Campbell University reports the highest first-year pay ($44,464), and Campbell University the lowest median debt ($19,750).

Median first-year pay$32,827National $34,703
Median pay after 5 years$51,148National $51,398
Median federal debt$25,162National $23,905
Debt-to-earnings70%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 North Carolina hospitality management program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the North Carolina 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. Campbell University$44,464
  2. East Carolina University$38,049
  3. Appalachian State$33,702
  4. UNC Greensboro$31,952
  5. Western Carolina University$29,395

Lowest median debt

  1. Campbell University$19,750
  2. UNC Greensboro$21,875
  3. Appalachian State$24,323
  4. East Carolina University$26,000
  5. Western Carolina University$26,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Campbell University44%
  2. East Carolina University68%
  3. UNC Greensboro68%
  4. Appalachian State72%
  5. Western Carolina University88%

"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

$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

Common questions

Campbell University in Buies Creek reports the highest median first-year pay, $44,464. Its median federal debt is $19,750.

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 North Carolina 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