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Chef Training at Culinary Institute of America

If you plan to study Chef Training, take a look at what Culinary Institute of America. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Culinary Institute of America is located in Hyde Park, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 444 chef training graduations were recorded at Culinary Institute of America.

Online & Distance Learning at Culinary Institute of America

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

Chef Training Rankings at Culinary Institute of America

Rankings can help you compare Culinary Institute of America’s Chef Training program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 25
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#2 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#3 of 184
Best Value	New York	#12 of 12
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#28 of 30
Best Value	Nationwide	#213 of 219

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#2 of 25
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#2 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#3 of 184
Best Value	New York	#12 of 12
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#28 of 30
Best Value	Nationwide	#213 of 219

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Chef Training graduates at Culinary Institute of America, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Chef Training graduates at Culinary Institute of America are 34% women (149) and 66% men (295).

Chef Training Associate’s Program at Culinary Institute of America

Among the 423 associate’s chef training graduates at Culinary Institute of America, 34% were women (143) and 66% were men (280).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	177
Hispanic / Latino	82
Black / African American	21
Asian	38
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	20
International (Nonresident)	68
Unknown	15

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of Chef Training associate’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America, lower than the national average of 51%.*

Chef Training Bachelor’s Program at Culinary Institute of America

Among the 21 bachelor’s chef training degrees awarded at Culinary Institute of America, 29% were women (6) and 71% were men (15).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	4
Asian	3
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Chef Training bachelor’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute of America, lower than the national average of 39%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Chef Training Graduates

Graduates of the Chef Training program at Culinary Institute of America go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Chef Training graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
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

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.