Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) career outcomes
Curious about your employment and earnings potential with the Cornell MMH degree? Explore the salaries, industries, jobs, locations, and employers of recent graduates.
Class of 2025: Full-time employment
The MMH class of 2025 graduated in December 2024 and included 46 graduates. Of these graduates, 24 reported that they were seeking full-time employment. The figures below represent job offers and acceptances reported by MMH graduates who were seeking full-time employment.
Please note: The data in this report represents 76.1% of the graduating class. Numbers may not total to 100% due to rounding. If there are less than three data points, N/A is listed to maintain individual anonymity.
96%
Received offers
within 6 months of graduation
92%
Accepted offers
within 6 months of graduation
Average base salary and signing bonus
The figures below represent the average base salaries and signing bonuses for MMH graduates who accepted full-time offers. The average salary for US-based jobs was $71,669 with an average signing bonus of $4,071.
$71,669
Average base salary
for US-based job
$4,071
Average signing bonus
for US-based job
Salary data
Average base salary changes by industry, job function and location, as outlined below:
By industry
A majority of the 2025 MMH graduates entered the hospitality industry, with real estate being the second highest industry. Real estate paid a third higher average base salary than hospitality.
| Industry | Average base salary | Median base salary | Percent employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality | $64,488 | $68,500 | 64% |
| Real Estate | $82,500 | $80,000 | 23% |
| Other | N/A | N/A | 14% |
By job function
Alumni of the MMH program pursue a wide variety of job types within the industry sectors outlined above. The class of 2025 graduates are employed heavily in finance, general management and marketing/sales, with finance paying the highest average base salary.
| Job Function | Average base salary | Median base salary | Percent employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | $83,929 | $80,000 | 38% |
| General Management | $59,400 | $52,000 | 33% |
| Marketing/Sales | N/A | N/A | 10% |
| Other | N/A | N/A | 19% |
By world region
The vast majority of 2025 MMH graduates accepted full-time job offers in the United States.
| World region | Average base salary | Median salary | Percent employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $71,669 | $75,000 | 91% |
| European Free Trade Zone | N/A | N/A | 5% |
| Asia | N/A | N/A | 5% |
By US region
MMH graduates accepted full-time offers across the country and were evenly split between the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, South and West regions. The South paid the highest salary, followed by the Mid-Atlantic, which was followed by the West.
| US region | Average base salary | Median base salary | Percent employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic | $80,500 | $75,000 | 22% |
| Northeast | $59,220 | $57,000 | 22% |
| South | $86,667 | $90,000 | 22% |
| West | $71,750 | $77,500 | 22% |
| Midwest | N/A | N/A | 6% |
| Southwest | N/A | N/A | 6% |
Top employers
The following companies represent the top employers that hired MMH graduates from 2019 to 2025.
- Accor
- Auberge Resorts Collection
- Four Seasons
- Hilton
- JLL
- IHG Hotels & Resorts
- Marriott
- Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
- Royal Caribbean International
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