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Culinary Arts, associate's programs nationwide

Nationally, associate's graduates in Culinary Arts earn a median $39,605 four years after graduating. Among 52 programs with federal earnings data, SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (NY) graduates had the highest median, $50,208 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

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52
Highest median
$50,208
National median
$39,605
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Culinary Arts, associate's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY$50,208+27%—
Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$50,055+26%—
Culinary Institute of AmericaNY$48,317+22%$12,000Compare
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeMI$45,697+15%$11,250Compare
National Louis UniversityIL$45,609+15%$12,833Compare
Grand Rapids Community CollegeMI$45,302+14%$12,319Compare
Dallas CollegeTX$44,490+12%—
Wake Technical Community CollegeNC$42,564+7%—Compare
Texas State Technical CollegeTX$42,361+7%$11,000Compare
Kirkwood Community CollegeIA$42,218+7%$9,511Compare
Paul Smiths College of Arts and ScienceNY$41,909+6%—
Valencia CollegeFL$41,850+6%$11,422Compare
Utah Valley UniversityUT$41,464+5%—Compare
Pikes Peak State CollegeCO$41,389+5%—Compare
Culinary Institute IncTX$41,359+4%$26,531Compare
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderCO$41,274+4%$16,000
Niagara County Community CollegeNY$41,072+4%$11,970Compare
Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA$40,878+3%$8,334Compare
Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFL$40,731+3%$18,500Compare
Saint Louis Community CollegeMO$40,669+3%—Compare
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictOH$40,291about the same—Compare
Baker CollegeMI$39,471about the same$12,000Compare
Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDE$38,938about the same—Compare
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-AustinTX$38,626about the same$16,880Compare
Walnut Hill CollegePA$38,528−3%$12,000Compare

The 25 highest of 52 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Culinary Arts and Related Services. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).