Undergraduate certificate · Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services

Culinary Arts and Related Services (Undergraduate certificate): earnings by school

94 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$31,552
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$33,155
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$10,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 79 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $24,902 and $37,695. The school matters a lot for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Scottsdale Community College AZ—$52,191—
Miami Dade College FL$36,987$50,344—
Saint Paul College MN—$47,176—
Institute of Culinary Education NY$40,275$46,893$6,439
Institute of Culinary Education CA$40,275$46,893$6,439
Arizona Culinary Institute AZ$38,221$44,800$9,500
Dallas College TX$34,965$44,490$9,280
Madison Area Technical College WI—$44,206—
Brookdale Community College NJ—$44,037—
CET-San Jose CA$43,440——
Southeast Community College Area NE—$42,728—
Cabrillo College CA—$41,932—
Montgomery County Community College PA$41,067——
Grand Rapids Community College MI$45,065$40,542$5,521
Hillsborough College FL—$40,090—
Nashville State Community College TN—$39,677—
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$31,975$39,623$12,000
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI—$39,564—
Holyoke Community College MA—$39,070—
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater FL$26,043$38,684—
Maysville Community and Technical College KY$37,926——
Tarrant County College District TX—$37,763—
Wake Technical Community College NC—$37,695—
Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain CT$32,411$37,522$12,427
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia MD$32,411$37,522$12,427
Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton CT$32,411$37,522$12,427
Daytona State College FL—$37,483—
YTI Career Institute-York PA$34,152$36,929—
Western Technical College WI—$36,635—
Francis Tuttle Technology Center OK—$36,533—
Lakeshore Technical College WI—$36,480—
Trident Technical College SC$38,928$36,449$10,084
Schoolcraft Community College District MI$36,141——
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College IL—$35,767—
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder CO$31,885$35,587$15,567
Minnesota State Community and Technical College MN—$35,268—
Los Angeles Trade Technical College CA—$35,196—
Sheridan Technical College FL$33,652$34,843—
Niagara County Community College NY$34,764—$10,300
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin TX$30,212$34,677$9,500
Culinary Institute Inc TX$31,480$34,608$14,595
Ozarks Technical Community College MO$26,751$34,167—
Emily Griffith Technical College CO$34,348$33,862—
The Culinary School of Fort Worth TX$33,751—$7,456
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg FL$33,262——
Dorsey College MI$31,624$33,155$13,000
Dorsey College-Roseville MI$31,624$33,155$13,000
Florida Education Institute FL$31,137$32,935$9,500
William T McFatter Technical College FL$25,898$32,805—
Western Iowa Tech Community College IA—$32,665—
ECPI University VA—$32,654$9,500
Helms College GA$24,505$32,439$9,437
Virginia Western Community College VA—$32,240—
Withlacoochee Technical College FL—$32,046—
Erie Community College NY—$31,930—
Institute of Technology CA$32,359$31,421$10,736
Henry Ford College MI—$31,371$17,759
Kansas City Kansas Community College KS—$31,270—
Lincoln Land Community College IL—$31,079—
Tidewater Community College VA—$30,842—
Texas State Technical College TX—$30,317—
Kirkwood Community College IA$29,967——
Michigan Career and Technical Institute MI—$28,229—
Southwestern Oregon Community College OR$28,173——
Guilford Technical Community College NC—$27,849$15,549
Marion Technical College FL$27,257——
Sinclair Community College OH—$27,210—
Crescent City Bartending School LA$21,792$25,833—
Hinds Community College MS$25,798—$16,114
Erwin Technical College FL$25,770——
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School NJ—$25,350—
Fort Myers Technical College FL$24,862$24,902—
Orange Technical College FL—$23,220—
Houston City College TX—$22,990—
Pikes Peak State College CO—$22,848—
South Louisiana Community College LA—$22,441—
Atlantic Technical College FL$25,128$22,265—
Remington College-Dallas Campus TX$22,233—$9,500
Remington College-Memphis Campus TN$22,233—$9,500
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus TX$22,233—$9,500
Riverside City College CA—$21,397—
Escuela Hotelera de San Juan PR$18,297$20,903$10,000
NUC University PR$17,762$20,364$9,627
Academia Serrant Inc PR$14,095$20,155—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR—$18,319—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon PR—$15,563—
ICPR Junior College-Arecibo PR$13,411$14,880—
ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez PR$13,411$14,880—
ICPR Junior College PR$13,411$14,880—
ICPR Junior College PR$13,411$14,880—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla PR—$13,956—
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR—$11,092—
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR—$11,092—
IVAEM College PR—$8,305—