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Culinary Arts at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

If you are interested in studying Culinary Arts, consider the program at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale. Get started with the following essential facts.

Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale is in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 48 culinary arts degrees were granted at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale.

Online & Distance Learning at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Distance learning is available at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale. Among 20,888 students, 9,910 (47%) studied exclusively online and 552 (3%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

These rankings give you a sense of how Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#4 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#15 of 81
Best Value	Florida	#19 of 20
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#88 of 89
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#110 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#305 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Students who complete Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale’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	$25,910
2 years	$25,629
3 years	$27,463
4 years	$28,271
5 years	$32,736

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale report median earnings of $28,271, compared with $54,903 for all Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale graduates — about 49% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale stands at $20,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale are 44% women (21) and 56% men (27).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

Of the 48 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale, 44% were women (21) and 56% were men (27).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	14
Asian	1
Unknown	9

Minority students account for 38% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale, below 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 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale

The Culinary Arts program at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	38
Baking & Pastry Arts	10

Best-Paid Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Students who finish Culinary Arts program at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Culinary Arts majors, 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.