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Culinary Arts at Miami Dade College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Miami Dade College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Miami Dade College sits in Miami, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 149 culinary arts degrees were granted at Miami Dade College.

Online Class Availability at Miami Dade College

Online coursework is an option at Miami Dade College. Of 58,941 students, 18,051 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,514 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Miami Dade College

These rankings give you a sense of how Miami Dade College’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#1 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#1 of 81
Best Value	Florida	#6 of 20
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#30 of 295
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#38 of 89
Best Value	Nationwide	#72 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Miami Dade College

Students who complete Miami Dade College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$28,117

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Culinary Arts graduates from Miami Dade College comes in at $10,882.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Culinary Arts graduates at Miami Dade College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Culinary Arts graduates at Miami Dade College are 56% women (84) and 44% men (65).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Miami Dade College

Of the 31 associate’s culinary arts graduates at Miami Dade College, 61% were women (19) and 39% were men (12).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	9
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 87% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College, higher than 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 Miami Dade College

The Culinary Arts program at Miami Dade College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Chef Training	64
Restaurant & Catering Management	85

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Miami Dade College work across a variety of fields. 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.