Washington State University — School of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business
B.A. in Hospitality Business Management · United States
https://business.wsu.edu/hospitality-business-management/
▸ Career Outcomes & Industry Reputation — 36.4
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outcomes.startingSalary | 49500 USD/year | 29 | low | WSU Hospitality program garners high ranking |
| outcomes.employmentRate | 90 % | 47 | low | WSU Hospitality program garners high ranking |
| outcomes.recruiterReputationScore | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
- outcomes.startingSalary: Average salary of recent graduates per a School of Hospitality Business Management program survey (284 of 345 total program graduates responded, dating back to fall 2017), as reported by the Journal of Business (Spokane); the same survey separately cited a $50,000 median. This is WSU/program-specific self-reported survey data rather than the national NACE/O*NET aggregates rejected above, but it was reported second-hand via a regional business journal rather than a primary WSU outcomes report and reflects a multi-year-old cohort, so confidence is kept low.
- outcomes.employmentRate: The Journal of Business (Spokane) reported that "nine out of 10 graduates find employment in the industry once they've completed coursework," per the same School of Hospitality Business Management program survey (284 of 345 program grads, dating back to fall 2017); recorded here as approximately 90%. This is WSU/program-specific data rather than the national aggregates rejected above, but it is an approximate phrase rather than an exact percentage and several years old, so confidence is kept low.
- outcomes.recruiterReputationScore: Not yet sourced for v1.
▸ Academic Research & Faculty Quality — 100.0
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| academicResearch.facultyPubCitationIndex | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
| academicResearch.facultyStudentRatio | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
| academicResearch.researchFundingUSD | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
| academicResearch.hasPhDProgram | 1 boolean (1=yes, 0=no) | 100 | high | Ph.D.: Hospitality & Tourism Management Concentration |
- academicResearch.facultyPubCitationIndex: Not yet sourced for v1.
- academicResearch.facultyStudentRatio: Not yet sourced for v1.
- academicResearch.researchFundingUSD: Not yet sourced for v1.
- academicResearch.hasPhDProgram: Carson College's own graduate-programs page confirms a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a Hospitality and Tourism Management concentration, housed within the School of Hospitality Business Management.
▸ Admissions Selectivity — 37.7
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| admissions.acceptanceRate | 86.6 % | 3 | medium | Washington State University admission profile (2024-25 cycle) |
| admissions.satActEquivalent | 1115 SAT-equivalent composite | 72 | low | Washington State University SAT score trends |
- admissions.acceptanceRate: University-wide rate; WSU's School of Hospitality Business Management does not run a separate selective-admission process — students declare the major after meeting course and GPA prerequisites rather than through a separate application.
- admissions.satActEquivalent: Midpoint of the most recently available university-wide SAT middle-50% range (1020-1210, 2020-21 cycle). WSU is test-optional and does not consider scores in admission, so more recent Common Data Sets do not report this figure, and it is not program-specific.
▸ Internship / Placement Pipeline (no data yet)
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outcomes.internshipPlacementRate | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
- outcomes.internshipPlacementRate: The major requires 1,000 hours of paid industry work for graduation, but no disclosed completion- or placement-rate percentage was found for v1.