Median earnings of culinary arts and related services graduates (associate's degree) one year after graduation, at 74 colleges. National median: $34,637, rising to $38,626 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|
| 1 | Leeward Community College | HI | $51,380 | — | — |
| 2 | Saint Paul College | MN | $47,456 | $42,842 | — |
| 3 | Seattle Central College | WA | $47,046 | $53,946 | — |
| 4 | Wake Technical Community College | NC | $46,577 | $42,564 | — |
| 5 | Grand Rapids Community College | MI | $43,955 | $45,302 | — |
| 6 | Prince George's Community College | MD | $43,862 | — | — |
| 7 | Joliet Junior College | IL | $43,155 | $44,605 | — |
| 8 | Utah Valley University | UT | $42,171 | $41,464 | — |
| 9 | Miami Dade College | FL | $41,073 | $44,371 | — |
| 10 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | PA | $40,218 | — | — |
| 11 | Kapiolani Community College | HI | $40,197 | $36,663 | — |
| 12 | Schoolcraft Community College District | MI | $39,985 | $37,459 | — |
| 13 | Culinary Institute of America | NY | $39,688 | $48,317 | $12,000 |
| 14 | Cuyahoga Community College District | OH | $39,405 | $40,291 | — |
| 15 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | OH | $38,896 | $43,457 | $12,000 |
| 16 | National Louis University | IL | $38,541 | $45,609 | $12,083 |
| 17 | Spokane Community College | WA | $37,883 | $36,311 | — |
| 18 | Baker College | MI | $37,352 | $39,471 | $11,000 |
| 19 | YTI Career Institute-York | PA | $37,209 | $37,327 | $17,025 |
| 20 | Des Moines Area Community College | IA | $37,050 | $40,878 | — |
| 21 | Trident Technical College | SC | $37,040 | — | $11,000 |
| 22 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | RI | $36,999 | $42,395 | $14,000 |
| 23 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | NC | $36,999 | $42,395 | $14,000 |
| 24 | Johnson & Wales University-Online | RI | $36,999 | $42,395 | $14,000 |
| 25 | Milwaukee Area Technical College | WI | $36,792 | $32,443 | $18,760 |
| 26 | Monroe University | NY | $36,733 | $36,798 | $17,400 |
| 27 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | CO | $36,228 | $41,274 | $21,935 |
| 28 | Lackawanna College | PA | $36,065 | — | — |
| 29 | Southeast Community College Area | NE | $36,045 | $34,561 | — |
| 30 | Bunker Hill Community College | MA | $36,028 | — | — |
| 31 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | PA | $35,766 | $34,308 | $12,000 |
| 32 | Sullivan University | KY | $35,035 | $37,099 | $12,000 |
| 33 | ECPI University | VA | $34,860 | $36,225 | $15,438 |
| 34 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | DE | $34,831 | $38,938 | — |
| 35 | Atlantic Cape Community College | NJ | $34,736 | $41,359 | — |
| 36 | Metropolitan Community College Area | NE | $34,733 | — | — |
| 37 | College of Lake County | IL | $34,637 | $43,967 | — |
| 38 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | WI | $34,428 | — | — |
| 39 | Central Community College | NE | $34,381 | — | — |
| 40 | Walnut Hill College | PA | $34,311 | $38,528 | $12,000 |
| 41 | College of Southern Nevada | NV | $34,257 | $38,198 | — |
| 42 | Saint Louis Community College | MO | $34,240 | $40,669 | — |
| 43 | Helms College | GA | $34,213 | $38,154 | — |
| 44 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | FL | $33,833 | $40,731 | $20,000 |
| 45 | Central Piedmont Community College | NC | $33,470 | $34,705 | — |
| 46 | Culinary Institute Inc | TX | $33,221 | $41,359 | $27,214 |
| 47 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin | TX | $32,562 | $38,626 | $15,961 |
| 48 | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | SC | $32,476 | $30,524 | $15,000 |
| 49 | SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | NY | $32,463 | $36,622 | $12,000 |
| 50 | Valencia College | FL | $32,291 | $41,850 | $10,125 |
| 51 | Hudson County Community College | NJ | $31,788 | $38,349 | — |
| 52 | Southern Maine Community College | ME | $31,356 | $49,566 | — |
| 53 | Niagara County Community College | NY | $31,316 | $41,072 | $11,000 |
| 54 | Hinds Community College | MS | $30,149 | $34,316 | $16,114 |
| 55 | University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | AR | $30,001 | $35,181 | $13,500 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology | OK | $29,685 | $38,487 | $9,834 |
| 57 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | MI | $28,836 | $45,697 | — |
| 58 | Guilford Technical Community College | NC | $28,755 | $34,159 | $19,850 |
| 59 | Texas State Technical College | TX | $28,740 | $42,361 | — |
| 60 | Pima Community College | AZ | $28,553 | $34,577 | — |
| 61 | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | IL | $28,370 | $28,042 | — |
| 62 | Stark State College | OH | $28,157 | $36,018 | — |
| 63 | Southwestern Oregon Community College | OR | $28,044 | $37,263 | $12,000 |
| 64 | Louisiana Culinary Institute | LA | $27,987 | $28,862 | $14,250 |
| 65 | Remington College-Dallas Campus | TX | $27,684 | — | — |
| 66 | Remington College-Memphis Campus | TN | $27,684 | — | — |
| 67 | Pierpont Community and Technical College | WV | $26,934 | — | — |
| 68 | Houston City College | TX | $26,715 | $27,150 | — |
| 69 | St Philip's College | TX | $26,661 | $40,097 | — |
| 70 | Ozarks Technical Community College | MO | $26,145 | $34,685 | — |
| 71 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | PR | $22,683 | $29,544 | $8,133 |
| 72 | South Texas College | TX | $21,100 | $36,169 | — |
| 73 | Guam Community College | GU | $19,214 | $35,626 | — |
| 74 | NUC University | PR | $13,580 | $23,953 | $11,250 |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do culinary arts and related services graduates earn?
The median college reports $34,637 in earnings one year after a associate's degree in culinary arts and related services and $38,626 four years after. The highest is $51,380 at Leeward Community College.
How much student debt do culinary arts and related services graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $13,500 at the typical college.