{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-11","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/suny-buffalo-state-university/majors/hospitality-management","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":196130,"cip4":"52.09","school_slug":"suny-buffalo-state-university","major_slug":"hospitality-management"},"school":{"name":"SUNY Buffalo State University","city":"Buffalo","state":"NY","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/suny-buffalo-state-university","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/suny-buffalo-state-university.json"},"major":{"name":"Hospitality Management","area":"Business & Finance","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":31629,"median_earnings_4yr":48267,"median_debt":19500,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.404,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":130,"median_earnings_4yr":56198,"median_debt":23703},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":{"geography":"NY","colleges_reporting":11,"median_earnings_4yr":53178,"difference":-4911},"us":{"colleges_reporting":130,"median_earnings_4yr":56198,"difference":-7931},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.37,"finished_in_4_years":0.246,"finished_within_6_years":0.3604,"cohort":1801,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":34633,"geography":"NY","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":16720,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in NY (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":48267,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":7405,"cost_to_finish":32360,"payback_years":2.4,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.4 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":9393,"cost_to_finish":41047,"payback_years":3,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.0 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":14706,"cost_to_finish":64265,"payback_years":4.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"4.7 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":17155,"cost_to_finish":74967,"payback_years":5.5,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"5.5 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":19332,"cost_to_finish":84481,"payback_years":6.2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"6.2 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":9,"of":11,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":190415,"name":"Cornell University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":112289,"median_debt":13987,"net_price_average":28690,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.954,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/cornell-university/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":193900,"name":"New York University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":84375,"median_debt":19000,"net_price_average":37050,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.876,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/new-york-university/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":195544,"name":"St. Joseph's University-New York","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":60041,"median_debt":21812,"net_price_average":19035,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.688,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/st-josephs-university-new-york/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":194091,"name":"New York Institute of Technology","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":59490,"median_debt":21750,"net_price_average":22443,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.588,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/new-york-institute-of-technology/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":190503,"name":"Culinary Institute of America","mostly_two_year":true,"median_earnings_4yr":58165,"median_debt":26778,"net_price_average":36113,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.629,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/culinary-institute-of-america/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":196246,"name":"State University of New York at Plattsburgh","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":53178,"median_debt":21500,"net_price_average":17156,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.585,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/state-university-of-new-york-at-plattsburgh/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":195003,"name":"Rochester Institute of Technology","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":51363,"median_debt":26689,"net_price_average":34906,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.699,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":190655,"name":"CUNY New York City College of Technology","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":50492,"median_debt":10500,"net_price_average":5127,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.215,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/cuny-new-york-city-college-of-technology/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":196130,"name":"SUNY Buffalo State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":48267,"median_debt":19500,"net_price_average":11346,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.333,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/suny-buffalo-state-university/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":196024,"name":"SUNY College of Technology at Delhi","mostly_two_year":true,"median_earnings_4yr":48006,"median_debt":23280,"net_price_average":17225,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.454,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/suny-college-of-technology-at-delhi/majors/hospitality-management"},{"ipeds_unitid":195809,"name":"St. John's University-New York","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":41679,"median_debt":23750,"net_price_average":29999,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.661,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/st-johns-university-new-york/majors/hospitality-management"}],"careers":[{"soc":"11-9080","title":"Lodging manager","median_wage_metro":74730,"metro":"Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY","median_wage_state":79460,"median_wage_us":69250,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":3.8,"typical_entry_education":"High school diploma or equivalent","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"11-3013","title":"Facilities Managers","median_wage_metro":105360,"metro":"Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY","median_wage_state":131350,"median_wage_us":106660,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":4.6,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"13-1121","title":"Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners","median_wage_metro":61590,"metro":"Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY","median_wage_state":74730,"median_wage_us":61160,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":5.8,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":11346,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":7405,"30-48k":9393,"48-75k":14706,"75-110k":17155,"110k+":19332},"acceptance_rate":0.73,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.333,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}