Culinary Arts at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Culinary Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

CWU Culinary Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary arts progam at CWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The culinary arts major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	26
Most Focused Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	30
Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools	512
Most Focused Culinary Arts Trade Schools	555

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in culinary arts from CWU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CWU also has a doctoral program available in culinary arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

The following culinary arts concentations are available at Central Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	2

Related Majors

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Restaurant Cooks	32,510	$32,370
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	21,740	$41,430
Bartenders	13,630	$35,390
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	10,650	$34,230
Bakers	5,850	$33,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.