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Bachelor's-1% vs national median416 grads tracked

Hospitality Administration/Management at Coastal Carolina University

Ranked 30th of 72 bachelor's programs in Hospitality Administration/Management by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,078
middle 50%: $25,841 – $43,489
Median · 5 years out
$56,153
middle 50%: $42,394 – $71,368
Median · 10 years out
$71,728
middle 50%: $50,265 – $93,668

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Hospitality Administration/Management (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Coastal Carolina University's bachelor's program in Hospitality Administration/Management earn a median $34,078 one year after graduating, rising to $71,728 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $57,006 for this field, ranking 30th of 72 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,301 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Illinois University
$56,805 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$56,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$56,338 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$56,334 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$56,267 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$56,158 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$55,968 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$55,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$55,908 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$55,893 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$55,143 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Coastal Carolina University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$83,277 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$83,243 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,193 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,731 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$68,444 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$65,757 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,512 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$61,903 · 5 yrs out

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