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2026 Highest Paid Hospitality Management Grads in Hawaii

[Hospitality Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their hospitality management graduates.

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• Highest Paid Hospitality Management Grads in Hawaii

2026 Highest Paid Hospitality Management Grads in Hawaii

If you want to know which schools send hospitality management graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Hospitality Management Graduates

1

Kauai Community College
Lihue, HI

$31,684 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in hospitality management, no school beat Kauai Community College this year. Located in the rural area of Lihue, Kauai Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the hospitality management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $31,684.

2

Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI

$33,030 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in hospitality management will find them at Kapiolani Community College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani Community College is a public institution. Early-career hospitality management graduates from Kapiolani Community College make a median of around $33,030 per year.

3

University Of Hawaii At Manoa
Honolulu, HI

$35,896 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes University Of Hawaii At Manoa one of the highest-paying schools for hospitality management. Located in the city of Honolulu, University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a public institution. Early-career hospitality management graduates from University Of Hawaii At Manoa make a median of around $35,896 per year.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their hospitality management graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.