by our College Data Analytics Team
[Hospitality Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their hospitality management graduates go on to command.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying hospitality management schools.
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If you want to know which schools send hospitality management graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in hospitality management, no school beat Sullivan University this year. Sullivan University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville. Early-career hospitality management graduates from Sullivan University make a median of around $40,564 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in hospitality management will find them at University Of Kentucky, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a public institution. Students who complete the hospitality management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $55,454.
A rank of #3 makes Western Kentucky University one of the highest-paying schools for hospitality management. Located in the city of Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University is a public institution. Early-career hospitality management graduates from Western Kentucky University make a median of around $44,211 per year.
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.
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