Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Atlanta

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what The Art Institute of Atlanta has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ai Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 814. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 24 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.

Ai Atlanta Culinary Arts Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Ai Atlanta Culinary Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks culinary arts programs across the country. The following shows how Ai Atlanta performed in these rankings.

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 Ai Atlanta 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
Most Focused Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	9
Most Focused Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools	10
	11
Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Culinary Arts Trade Schools	31
Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools	51
Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools	78
	90
Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools	96
	114
Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	117
Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools	128
Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools	130
	138
Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools	142
Best Value Culinary Arts Schools	145
Most Focused Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	153
Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	303

How Much Do Culinary Arts Graduates from Ai Atlanta Make?

The median salary of culinary arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ai Atlanta is $28,105. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,833 for all culinary arts students.

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Ai Atlanta

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at The Art Institute of Atlanta.

Ai Atlanta Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Ai Atlanta does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Art Institute of Atlanta with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ai Atlanta Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in culinary arts from Ai Atlanta. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical culinary arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Ai Atlanta since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its culinary arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Art Institute of Atlanta with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ai Atlanta 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

The following culinary arts concentations are available at The Art Institute of Atlanta. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Art Institute of Atlanta. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	16
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	9
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	7

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 GA, the home state for The Art Institute of Atlanta.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Restaurant Cooks	37,770	$24,280
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	33,750	$29,940
Bartenders	11,240	$21,590
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	9,810	$26,160
Food Service Managers	9,250	$52,660

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.