Which Pennsylvania hospitality management program has the lowest debt?

Widener University reports the lowest median federal debt, $23,250, with first-year pay of $37,861.

How much do hospitality management graduates earn in Pennsylvania?

The median across 9 Pennsylvania hospitality management bachelor's programs is $35,339 in the first year after graduating and $53,432 five years after.

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

9 Pennsylvania programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

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

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

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Pennsylvania hospitality management bachelor's program pays its graduates $35,339 in their first year, $636 more than the national median. Penn State reports the highest first-year pay ($39,808), and Widener University the lowest median debt ($23,250).

Median first-year pay$35,339National $34,703

Median pay after 5 years$53,432National $51,398

Median federal debt$26,000National $23,905

Debt-to-earnings70%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	Penn StateUniversity Park · public	$39,808	$56,884	$24,500	62%
2	East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg · public	$38,531	$50,900	$26,905	70%
3	Widener UniversityChester · private nonprofit	$37,861	$55,214	$23,250	61%
4	York College of PennsylvaniaYork · private nonprofit	$37,238	$54,449	$26,000	70%
5	Temple UniversityPhiladelphia · public	$35,339	$53,432	$26,417	75%
6	Mercyhurst UniversityErie · private nonprofit	$34,675	$48,698	$26,000	75%
7	Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township · private nonprofit	$32,255	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
8	Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia · private for-profit	$30,352	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
9	Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana · public	$30,307	$50,706	$27,000	89%

Robert Morris University and Walnut Hill College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Penn State$39,808
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania$38,531
Widener University$37,861
York College of Pennsylvania$37,238
Temple University$35,339

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

$64,750

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 10,530 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $43,900Top 10%: $94,660

Facilities Managers

$95,290

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 6,870 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $62,140Top 10%: $151,190

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

$58,170

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 3,940 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $37,730Top 10%: $90,380

Tour and Travel Guides

$32,910

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 1,970 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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%: $23,390Top 10%: $53,540

Common questions

Penn State in University Park reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,808. Its median federal debt is $24,500.

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 Pennsylvania 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