Hospitality Administration/Management programs in Illinois
24 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Illinois
Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Illinois earn a median of $82,070 a year across 32,940 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $140,240 | 31,680 |
| Food Service Managers | $63,930 | 11,270 |
| Facilities Managers | $106,980 | 9,180 |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | $59,840 | 5,220 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $94,770 | 3,580 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Judson University Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Triton College River Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Hospitality Administration/Management — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.