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Baking & Pastry Arts at Culinary Institute of America

If you are interested in studying Baking & Pastry Arts, take a look at what Culinary Institute of America. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Culinary Institute of America sits in Hyde Park, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 228 baking & pastry arts degrees were granted at Culinary Institute of America.

Online Class Availability at Culinary Institute of America

Many students take online classes at Culinary Institute of America. Among 3,147 students, 99 (3%) studied exclusively online and 1,011 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Baking & Pastry Arts Rankings at Culinary Institute of America

Rankings can help you compare Culinary Institute of America’s Baking & Pastry Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#2 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#4 of 88
Best Value	New York	#7 of 7
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#19 of 21
Best Value	Nationwide	#145 of 153

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#2 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#4 of 88
Best Value	New York	#7 of 7
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#19 of 21
Best Value	Nationwide	#145 of 153

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Baking & Pastry Arts graduates at Culinary Institute of America, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Baking & Pastry Arts graduates at Culinary Institute of America are 84% women (192) and 16% men (36).

Baking & Pastry Arts Associate’s Program at Culinary Institute of America

Among the 220 associate’s baking & pastry arts graduates at Culinary Institute of America, 84% were women (185) and 16% were men (35).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	111
Hispanic / Latino	47
Black / African American	6
Asian	18
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2
Two or More Races	9
International (Nonresident)	21
Unknown	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Baking & Pastry Arts associate’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America, below the national average of 48%.*

Baking & Pastry Arts Bachelor’s Program at Culinary Institute of America

Of the 8 bachelor’s baking & pastry arts degrees awarded at Culinary Institute of America, 88% were women (7) and 12% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Baking & Pastry Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America, above the national average of 30%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Baking & Pastry Arts Graduates

Those who complete Baking & Pastry Arts program at Culinary Institute of America go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Baking & Pastry Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Bakers	$41,467
Chefs and Head Cooks	$35,292

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.