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Culinary Arts at Institute of Culinary Education

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, consider the program at Institute of Culinary Education. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Institute of Culinary Education is in Pasadena, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 310 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Institute of Culinary Education.

Studying Online at Institute of Culinary Education

Online coursework is an option at Institute of Culinary Education. Of 553 students, 8 (1%) studied exclusively online and 319 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Institute of Culinary Education

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

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Institute of Culinary Education

Those who finish Institute of Culinary Education’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	$31,113
3 years	$37,266
4 years	$28,452

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Culinary Arts graduates from Institute of Culinary Education earn a median of $28,452, compared with $28,452 for all Institute of Culinary Education graduates — about 0% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Institute of Culinary Education comes in at $6,777.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Institute of Culinary Education, by degree type.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Institute of Culinary Education are 47% women (146) and 53% men (164).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Institute of Culinary Education

Among the 45 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Institute of Culinary Education, 42% were women (19) and 58% were men (26).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	11
Black / African American	3
Asian	7
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	4

Minority students account for 56% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Institute of Culinary Education, above the national average of 52%.*

*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 Institute of Culinary Education

This Culinary Arts program at Institute of Culinary Education includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	60
Chef Training	229
Restaurant & Catering Management	21

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Institute of Culinary Education 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.