by our College Data Analytics Team
[Hospitality Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/hospitality-management/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a hospitality management degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying hospitality management schools.
What’s on this page:
If you want to know which schools send hospitality management graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked College Of Charleston the top school for hospitality management graduate earnings in South Carolina. College Of Charleston is a public school located in the city of Charleston. After graduating, hospitality management degree recipients from College Of Charleston typically earn about $53,871 annually.
University Of South Carolina Columbia came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying hospitality management schools. University Of South Carolina Columbia is a public school located in the city of Columbia. Students who complete the hospitality management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $53,539.
University Of South Carolina Beaufort came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying hospitality management schools. Set in the town of Bluffton, University Of South Carolina Beaufort is a public institution. Hospitality Management graduates of University Of South Carolina Beaufort earn a median of about $48,986 a year early in their careers.
Coastal Carolina University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in hospitality management, landing the #4 spot this year. Coastal Carolina University is a public school located in the city of Conway. Hospitality Management graduates of Coastal Carolina University earn a median of about $46,742 a year early in their careers.
This list is compiled 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 · 4 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.