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Culinary Arts at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder. Get started with the following essential facts.

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder is located in Boulder, CO.

During the most recent reporting year, 3,456 culinary arts degrees were granted at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder.

Online Class Availability at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

Many students take online classes at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder. Of 8,504 students, 0 (0%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 8,186 (96%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

These rankings give you a sense of how Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#6 of 6
Best Value	Colorado	#7 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#9 of 9
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#12 of 13
Best Value	Nationwide	#266 of 310
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#274 of 295

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

Students who complete Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder’s Culinary Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$26,698
2 years	$25,967
3 years	$28,043
4 years	$30,240
5 years	$33,080

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder earn a median of $30,240, compared with $30,240 for all Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder graduates — about 0% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder stands at $14,198.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder are 72% women (2,504) and 28% men (952).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

Among the 1,799 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder, 71% were women (1,273) and 29% were men (526).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	578
Hispanic / Latino	180
Black / African American	774
Asian	15
American Indian / Alaska Native	31
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	9
Two or More Races	109
Unknown	103

Minority students account for 62% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder, higher than the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder

The Culinary Arts program at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	20
Baking & Pastry Arts	1,355
Chef Training	1,922
Restaurant & Catering Management	50
Food Preparation/Kitchen Assistant	109

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782
Chefs and Head Cooks	$35,292
Cooks, Private Household	$35,204
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$30,453

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.