Culinary Arts at Nicholls State University

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if Nicholls State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts.

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

Nicholls State University Culinary Arts Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Nicholls State University Culinary Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary arts progam at Nicholls State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The culinary arts major at Nicholls State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Arts. 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
Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	12
	15
Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools	84
Best Value Culinary Arts Schools	104
Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools	105
Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools	122
Most Focused Culinary Arts Trade Schools	124
	136
Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools	150
	187
Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools	198
Most Focused Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools	204

Earnings of Nicholls State University Culinary Arts Graduates

The median salary of culinary arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Nicholls State University is $26,055. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,833 for all culinary arts students.

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Nicholls State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Nicholls State University.

Nicholls State University Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Nicholls State University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nicholls State University with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Nicholls State University Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts from Nicholls State University in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical culinary arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Nicholls State University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in culinary arts at Nicholls State University 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 Nicholls State University with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Nicholls State University also has a doctoral program available in culinary arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

If you plan to be a culinary arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nicholls State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	50

Related Majors

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Nicholls State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Restaurant Cooks	17,110	$23,230
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	16,060	$32,360
Bartenders	8,200	$19,350
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	5,330	$21,990
Chefs and Head Cooks	1,890	$45,730

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 Z28scrambler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.