Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Culinary Institute of America

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts/chef training school? To help you decide if Culinary Institute of America is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts/chef training program.

The Culinary Institute of America is located in Hyde Park, New York and has a total student population of 3,231. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 464 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts/chef training.

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

 

 

The Culinary Institute of America Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

The Culinary Institute of America Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary arts/chef training progam at The Culinary Institute of America compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The culinary arts/chef training major at The Culinary Institute of America is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Arts/Chef Training. 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
	1
Most Popular Chef Training Associate Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Chef Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Value Chef Training Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Chef Training Associate Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Chef Training Trade Schools	2
Most Focused Chef Training Associate Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Chef Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Best Chef Training Trade Schools	5
Most Focused Chef Training Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
	7
	10
Most Focused Chef Training Trade Schools	12
Best Value Chef Training Associate Degree Schools	75
Best Value Chef Training Schools	86

Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at The Culinary Institute of America

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts/chef training majors at Culinary Institute of America.

The Culinary Institute of America Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Culinary Institute of America with a associate's in culinary arts/chef training.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	187
International Students	90
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

The Culinary Institute of America Culinary Arts/Chef Training Bachelor’s Program

The culinary arts/chef training program at The Culinary Institute of America awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in culinary arts/chef training at The Culinary Institute of America are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Culinary Institute of America with a bachelor's in culinary arts/chef training.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The Culinary Institute of America also has a doctoral program available in culinary arts/chef training. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Culinary Arts & Related Services
• Culinary Science/Culinology
• Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Culinary Institute of America.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Restaurant Cooks	73,340	$30,440
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	47,640	$41,510
Chefs and Head Cooks	15,500	$56,020

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 Jiashiang under License

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