Base salaries and placement by United States region
| U.S. Region | Avg Base Salary | % employed Per Region |
| Northeast | $67,903 | 51.6% |
| West | $64,463 | 16.0% |
| Mid-Atlantic | $63,383 | 9.6% |
| South | $66,500 | 6.9% |
| Midwest | $63,667 | 4.3% |
| Southwest | $54,667 | 2.7% |
Employment Statistics
Class of 2019: Full-time employment
The School of Hotel Administration’s undergraduate Class of 2019 included 281 graduates. Of these graduates, 223 were seeking full-time employment and 96% accepted job offers by September 30, 2019.
223
Seeking Full-time Employment
96%
Accepted Offers
by Sept. 30, 2019
Class of 2019: Base salary and bonus data
The figures below represent base salaries and combined signing and relocation bonuses for SHA graduates who accepted full-time job offers.
$65,428
Average Base Salary
U.S. work authorized: $65,951
Not U.S. work authorized: $60,043
$7,374
Average Bonus
U.S. work authorized: $7,577
Not U.S. work authorized: $5,625
Industry distribution and average base salaries
SHA Class of 2019 graduates found positions in a variety of industries, with top placement in the traditional hospitality industry. A further breakdown of industry sectors is presented in the next chart.
| Industry | Avg Base Salary | % of graduates Employed |
| Other* | $54,460 | 7% |
| Retail | $62,333 | 1% |
| *Other includes advertising/public relations, architecture/design/construction, packaged goods, education, healthcare, media/entertainment, and transportation | ||
Hospitality is represented across a variety of industries from finance and consulting to real estate and technology. SHA prepares undergraduates for leadership roles that require the application of business principles in a hospitality context, allowing graduates to enter into a variety of industries with hospitality connections.
These placements include full-time roles that are related to hospitality companies, products, or services either in the traditionally defined hospitality industry or a broader industry, such as real estate or consulting.
| Event Management | N/A | 3% |
| Real estate breakdown | Average base salary | % per sector of all graduates who entered the real estate industry |
| Residential Real Estate | N/A | 2% |
| Financial services breakdown | Average base salary | % per field of all graduates who entered financial services |
| Hospitality-related positions | $77,500 | 28% |
| Consulting industry breakdown | Average base salary | % per sector of all graduates who entered into the consulting industry |
| Other Consulting Sectors | N/A | 9% |
| Technology industry breakdown | Average base salary | % per sector of all graduates who entered into the technology industry |
| Business Services, Software, and Hardware | $70,333 | 23% |
Job function distribution and average base salaries
| Function | Avg Base Salary | % Employed Per Function |
| Finance | $71,906 | 43.7% |
| Financial Analysis | $64,063 | 4.6% |
| Corporate/Managerial Finance | $78,333 | 1.8% |
| General Management | $59,642 | 15.3% |
| Operations/Supply Chain | $52,260 | 2.4% |
| Consulting | $65,667 | 12.0% |
| Other | N/A | 0.7% |
| Marketing/Sales | $62,675 | 9.9% |
| Other | $60,667 | 1.8% |
| Data/Analytics | $63,417 | 6.7% |
| Operations/Logistics | $56,298 | 6.5% |
| Other** | $52,938 | 5.9% |
| *Other (finance) includes lending/relationship management, private wealth, research debt/equity, risk management, and sales and trading **Other includes economic research/analysis, education, engineering, and human resources |
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Base salaries and placement by world region
| World Region | Avg Base Salary | % employed Per Region |
| North America | $66,147 | 91.5% |
| Asia | $46,512 | 6.4% |
| Other: Africa, Australia/ Oceania, and Europe |
$58,333 | 3.0% |
Class of 2019 top full-time employers
The following companies and organizations were the top employers for 2019 SHA graduates seeking full-time jobs.
