Associate's · Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services

Culinary Arts and Related Services (Associate's): earnings by school

111 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$34,532
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$38,649
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$13,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 94 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $36,018 and $42,395. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Seattle Central College WA$47,046$53,946—
Leeward Community College HI$51,380——
College of DuPage IL—$50,503—
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi NY—$50,208—
Southern Maine Community College ME$31,356$49,566—
Culinary Institute of America NY$39,688$48,317$12,000
Schenectady County Community College NY—$48,073—
Montgomery County Community College PA—$47,552—
University of Alaska Anchorage AK—$46,231—
Kalamazoo Valley Community College MI$28,836$45,697—
National Louis University IL$38,541$45,609$12,083
Grand Rapids Community College MI$43,955$45,302—
Joliet Junior College IL$43,155$44,605—
Dallas College TX—$44,490—
Miami Dade College FL$41,073$44,371—
College of Lake County IL$34,637$43,967—
Prince George's Community College MD$43,862——
Roosevelt University IL—$43,498—
Saint Paul College MN$47,456$42,842—
Colorado Mesa University CO—$42,801—
Madison Area Technical College WI—$42,667—
Wake Technical Community College NC$46,577$42,564—
Brookdale Community College NJ—$42,483—
Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI$36,999$42,395$14,000
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte NC$36,999$42,395$14,000
Johnson & Wales University-Online RI$36,999$42,395$14,000
Texas State Technical College TX$28,740$42,361—
Kirkwood Community College IA—$42,218—
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science NY—$41,909—
Valencia College FL$32,291$41,850$10,125
Utah Valley University UT$42,171$41,464—
Pikes Peak State College CO—$41,389—
Atlantic Cape Community College NJ$34,736$41,359—
Culinary Institute Inc TX$33,221$41,359$27,214
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder CO$36,228$41,274$21,935
Niagara County Community College NY$31,316$41,072$11,000
Des Moines Area Community College IA$37,050$40,878—
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL$33,833$40,731$20,000
Flathead Valley Community College MT—$40,677—
Saint Louis Community College MO$34,240$40,669—
Cuyahoga Community College District OH$39,405$40,291—
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$40,218——
Northwestern Michigan College MI—$40,148—
Suffolk County Community College NY—$40,131—
Ferris State University MI—$40,056—
Johnson County Community College KS—$39,695—
Baker College MI$37,352$39,471$11,000
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE$34,831$38,938—
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH$38,896—$12,000
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College NC—$38,846—
Butler Community College KS—$38,672—
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin TX$32,562$38,626$15,961
Walnut Hill College PA$34,311$38,528$12,000
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology OK$29,685$38,487$9,834
Sinclair Community College OH—$38,421—
Hudson County Community College NJ$31,788$38,349—
College of Southern Nevada NV$34,257$38,198—
Helms College GA$34,213$38,154—
Macomb Community College MI—$37,984—
Tidewater Community College VA—$37,564—
Schoolcraft Community College District MI$39,985$37,459—
Eastwick College-Hackensack NJ—$37,382—
YTI Career Institute-York PA$37,209$37,327$17,025
Sullivan University KY$35,035$37,099$12,000
Trident Technical College SC$37,040—$11,000
Monroe University NY$36,733$36,798$17,400
Greenville Technical College SC—$36,700—
Kapiolani Community College HI$40,197$36,663—
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY$32,463$36,622$12,000
Florida State College at Jacksonville FL—$36,337—
Sullivan County Community College NY—$36,317—
Spokane Community College WA$37,883$36,311—
ECPI University VA$34,860$36,225$15,438
NorthWest Arkansas Community College AR—$36,169—
Lackawanna College PA$36,065——
Central New Mexico Community College NM—$36,031—
Bunker Hill Community College MA$36,028——
Stark State College OH$28,157$36,018—
Guam Community College GU$19,214$35,626—
Erie Community College NY—$35,337—
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College AR$30,001$35,181$13,500
CUNY Kingsborough Community College NY—$35,003—
Metropolitan Community College Area NE$34,733——
Central Piedmont Community College NC$33,470$34,705—
Ozarks Technical Community College MO$26,145$34,685—
Southeast Community College Area NE$36,045$34,561—
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$34,428——
Central Community College NE$34,381——
Hinds Community College MS$30,149$34,316$16,114
Pennsylvania College of Technology PA$35,766$34,308$12,000
Guilford Technical Community College NC$28,755$34,159$19,850
Hillsborough College FL—$34,106—
Daytona State College FL—$33,703—
Western Iowa Tech Community College IA—$33,272—
Virginia Western Community College VA—$32,513—
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$36,792$32,443$18,760
Horry-Georgetown Technical College SC$32,476$30,524$15,000
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus PR$22,683$29,544$8,133
Louisiana Culinary Institute LA$27,987$28,862$14,250
Pima Community College AZ$28,553——
Southwestern Oregon Community College OR$28,044—$12,000
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College IL$28,370$28,042—
Remington College-Dallas Campus TX$27,684——
Remington College-Memphis Campus TN$27,684——
Houston City College TX$26,715$27,150—
Pierpont Community and Technical College WV$26,934——
St Philip's College TX$26,661——
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS—$23,960—
NUC University PR$13,580$23,953$11,250
Massasoit Community College MA—$21,364—
South Texas College TX$21,100——