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Culinary Arts at Culinary Institute of America

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Culinary Institute of America. Get started with the following essential facts.

Culinary Institute of America is in Hyde Park, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 756 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Culinary Institute of America.

Online & Distance Learning at Culinary Institute of America

Distance learning is available at Culinary Institute of America. Of 3,147 students, 99 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,011 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Culinary Institute of America

Use these rankings to compare Culinary Institute of America’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#2 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#3 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#6 of 295
Best Value	New York	#13 of 13
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#31 of 34
Best Value	Nationwide	#298 of 310

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#2 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#3 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#6 of 295
Best Value	New York	#13 of 13
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#31 of 34
Best Value	Nationwide	#298 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Culinary Institute of America

Students who complete Culinary Institute of America’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	$34,810
2 years	$33,297
3 years	$37,347
4 years	$37,072
5 years	$41,950

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Culinary Institute of America report median earnings of $37,072, compared with $43,533 for all Culinary Institute of America graduates — about 15% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Culinary Institute of America stands at $19,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Culinary Institute of America, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Culinary Institute of America are 51% women (382) and 49% men (374).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Culinary Institute of America

Of the 643 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Culinary Institute of America, 51% were women (328) and 49% were men (315).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	288
Hispanic / Latino	129
Black / African American	27
Asian	56
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3
Two or More Races	29
International (Nonresident)	89
Unknown	20

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America, below the national average of 52%.*

Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program at Culinary Institute of America

Of the 94 bachelor’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Culinary Institute of America, 48% were women (45) and 52% were men (49).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	49
Hispanic / Latino	13
Black / African American	1
Asian	14
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	12
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of Culinary Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America, below the national average of 42%.*

*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 Culinary Institute of America

This Culinary Arts program at Culinary Institute of America breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	228
Chef Training	444
Culinary Science/Culinology	50
Other Culinary Arts	34

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Culinary Institute of America work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying 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.