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Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Houston

Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Houston

Every culinary arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the culinary arts program at The Art Institute of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

Ai Houston is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 511 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 19 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 Houston 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 Houston Culinary Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary arts progam at Ai Houston 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 Ai Houston 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 4
Most Focused Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools 9
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Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 14
Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 16
Most Focused Culinary Arts Trade Schools 23
Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools 85
Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools 97
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Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools 108
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Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools 120
Most Focused Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools 127
Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools 137
Best Value Culinary Arts Schools 155
Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools 158
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Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools 170
Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools 303

Earnings of Ai Houston Culinary Arts Graduates

The median salary of culinary arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ai Houston is $27,937. This is less than $30,833, which is the national average of all culinary arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Ai Houston

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

Ai Houston Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

53% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Ai Houston may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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Ai Houston does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts graduates 19% 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 Houston with a associate's in culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ai Houston Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The culinary arts program at Ai Houston awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. The typical culinary arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Ai Houston since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Ai Houston 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

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The Art Institute of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 12
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 11
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4

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 TX, the home state for The Art Institute of Houston.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Restaurant Cooks 110,440 $25,400
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 84,060 $39,420
Bartenders 42,410 $27,240
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 33,000 $24,770
Bakers 15,150 $25,950

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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