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Culinary Arts in Illinois

Culinary Arts Schools in Illinois

Jobs for Culinary Arts Grads in Illinois

210,520 people in the state and 4,889,830 in the nation are employed in jobs related to Culinary Arts.

Culinary Arts Jobs Nationwide vs. IL

Wages for Culinary Arts Jobs in Illinois

Culinary Arts grads earn an average of $41,957 in the state and $44,560 nationwide.

Culinary Arts Wages Nationwide vs. IL

Our data covers 8 colleges in Illinois offering Culinary Arts degrees. Learn about the most popular 8 below:

#1

Lake Land College

Mattoon

Grads earn a median early-career salary of $31,436 after earning their degree at this institution. In-state undergraduate tuition runs about $4,280 a year.

Graduates earn a median salary of $42,791 in their first year after graduation. Undergrads from Illinois pay around $3,180 a year in tuition.

One year after graduating, alumni of this school earn a median of $47,217 a year. With an admission rate of 93%, getting in takes some planning. The full-time student retention rate is 56%.

Graduates earn a median salary of $30,680 in their first year after graduation. In-state undergraduate tuition runs about $4,380 a year.

Grads earn a median early-career salary of $39,110 after earning their degree at this institution. In-state undergraduate tuition runs about $4,494 a year.

One year after graduating, alumni of this school earn a median of $38,826 a year. In-state undergraduate tuition runs about $4,530 a year.

#7

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn

Grads earn a median early-career salary of $39,600 after earning their degree at this institution. Undergrads from Illinois pay around $4,320 a year in tuition.

One year after graduating, alumni of this school earn a median of $35,570 a year. In-state undergraduate tuition runs about $3,822 a year.

Culinary Arts Careers in IL

Some of the careers Culinary Arts majors go into include:

Job Title Nationwide Job Growth Nationwide Median Salary
Cooks, Private Household 14% $35,204
Chefs and Head Cooks 13% $35,292
Bartenders 12% $28,151
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 8% $47,691
Food Service Managers 8% $165,782
Butchers and Meat Cutters 7% $50,662
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 6% $37,104
Cooks, All Other 4% $36,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 3% $111,183
Cooks, Restaurant 1% $41,438
Bakers 1% $41,467
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 0% $30,453

Below are some popular majors that are similar to Culinary Arts.

Major Annual Graduates Nationwide
Cosmetology 136,936
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,676
Casino Operations and Services 564
Other Personal & Culinary Services 101

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