What Culinary Arts and Related Services grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $45,520 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	University of CincinnatiOH	$51,737	$68,802	$79,787	+51%
2	Texas Woman's UniversityTX	$40,613	$67,887	—	+49%
3	Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN	$51,929	$62,224	—	+37%
4	National Louis UniversityIL	$35,130	$48,791	$67,570	+7%
5	Nicholls State UniversityLA	$31,332	$45,520	$54,208	0%
6	SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY	$35,298	—	—	—

Associate

national median $40,404 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY	$36,124	$56,069	$74,457	+39%
2	Nassau Community CollegeNY	$38,544	$55,181	$59,105	+37%
3	J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA	$35,840	$52,508	—	+30%
4	Colorado Mountain CollegeCO	$35,466	$50,615	$48,487	+25%
5	Dallas CollegeTX	$35,136	$49,530	$63,496	+23%
6	Suffolk County Community CollegeNY	$32,563	$48,381	$60,837	+20%
7	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$39,111	$48,322	$58,363	+20%
8	Delgado Community CollegeLA	$36,097	$46,940	$61,167	+16%
9	University of Hawaii Maui CollegeHI	$36,615	$46,663	$55,464	+15%
10	National Louis UniversityIL	$31,712	$46,577	$54,453	+15%
11	Leeward Community CollegeHI	$35,079	$46,497	$55,935	+15%
12	Austin Community CollegeTX	$33,729	$46,024	$47,270	+14%
13	North Shore Community CollegeMA	$34,615	$45,075	—	+12%
14	Kauai Community CollegeHI	$36,091	$45,014	$50,767	+11%
15	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$33,498	$44,576	$49,774	+10%
16	Kapiolani Community CollegeHI	$32,951	$44,515	$55,228	+10%
17	Joliet Junior CollegeIL	$29,479	$44,398	$55,849	+10%
18	College Of DuPageIL	$32,990	$44,324	$70,365	+10%
19	Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH	$32,883	$44,262	$51,902	+10%
20	South Central CollegeMN	$30,437	$44,060	—	+9%
21	Triton CollegeIL	$30,893	$43,647	$53,107	+8%
22	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$31,147	$43,626	$47,119	+8%
23	College of Lake CountyIL	$31,905	$43,463	$69,154	+8%
24	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$32,400	$43,189	$56,170	+7%
25	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$33,333	$43,151	$52,435	+7%
26	Salt Lake Community CollegeUT	$34,840	$43,047	—	+7%
27	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$33,405	$43,047	$60,118	+7%
28	Collin County Community College DistrictTX	$32,925	$43,047	—	+7%
29	York County Community CollegeME	$30,143	$43,047	—	+7%
30	Utah Valley UniversityUT	$31,622	$42,686	—	+6%
31	Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN	$29,837	$42,505	$46,435	+5%
32	Pueblo Community CollegeCO	$27,453	$42,371	—	+5%
33	Hawaii Community CollegeHI	$34,668	$42,214	$44,398	+4%
34	Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA	$36,043	$42,146	—	+4%
35	Manchester Community CollegeCT	$32,883	$42,033	—	+4%
36	Bristol Community CollegeMA	$31,905	$41,964	—	+4%
37	Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$28,787	$41,964	—	+4%
38	Massasoit Community CollegeMA	$34,840	$41,695	—	+3%
39	Mitchell Technical CollegeSD	$30,143	$41,244	—	+2%
40	St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN	$26,930	$41,244	—	+2%
41	SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY	$28,041	$41,162	$47,939	+2%
42	Odessa CollegeTX	$32,492	$40,883	—	+1%
43	Indian Hills Community CollegeIA	$28,875	$40,834	$43,588	+1%
44	Kingsborough Community College/CUNYNY	$28,121	$40,793	—	+1%
45	Schenectady County Community CollegeNY	$32,569	$40,528	$47,355	0%
46	Lane Community CollegeOR	$28,566	$40,460	$40,793	0%
47	Saint Philip's CollegeTX	$30,271	$40,404	$48,791	0%
48	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$31,141	$40,385	$48,682	0%
49	Mountain Gateway Community CollegeVA	$26,246	$40,342	—	0%
50	Sinclair Community CollegeOH	$30,791	$40,180	$48,698	-1%
51	Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$27,718	$40,052	$52,435	-1%
52	SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY	$27,989	$39,975	$51,851	-1%
53	Trident Technical CollegeSC	$32,103	$39,860	$49,351	-1%
54	Nicholls State UniversityLA	$27,334	$39,745	$61,545	-2%
55	Saint Louis Community CollegeMO	$32,466	$39,617	$46,161	-2%
56	Iowa Western Community CollegeIA	$32,314	$39,517	$45,751	-2%
57	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$31,905	$39,425	—	-2%
58	Colorado Mesa UniversityCO	$28,222	$39,385	$42,467	-3%
59	Niagara County Community CollegeNY	$28,630	$39,355	$46,845	-3%
60	Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH	$30,528	$39,119	—	-3%
61	Illinois Central CollegeIL	$27,929	$39,119	$45,751	-3%
62	SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY	$27,950	$38,967	$55,935	-4%
63	Greenville Technical CollegeSC	$29,963	$38,875	$45,751	-4%
64	University of Montana (The)MT	$29,704	$38,829	$44,398	-4%
65	Houston Community CollegeTX	$30,786	$38,692	$49,855	-4%
66	Southern Maine Community CollegeME	$31,347	$38,649	$44,398	-4%
67	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN	$31,513	$38,592	—	-4%
68	Central Oregon Community CollegeOR	$29,278	$38,509	—	-5%
69	SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA	$28,007	$38,509	—	-5%
70	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$31,242	$38,416	—	-5%
71	Iowa Central Community CollegeIA	$28,507	$38,341	—	-5%
72	Flathead Valley Community CollegeMT	$26,257	$38,279	—	-5%
73	Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR	$29,807	$37,935	—	-6%
74	Alvin Community CollegeTX	$29,557	$37,897	—	-6%
75	Del Mar CollegeTX	$31,905	$37,867	$47,802	-6%
76	Richland Community CollegeIL	$30,804	$37,592	—	-7%
77	Vincennes UniversityIN	$27,582	$37,446	$47,802	-7%
78	University of Akron (The)OH	$28,654	$37,341	$46,207	-8%
79	Virginia Western Community CollegeVA	$29,070	$37,225	—	-8%
80	Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$29,807	$37,132	—	-8%
81	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$29,153	$36,956	$46,435	-9%
82	Saint Augustine CollegeIL	$32,785	$36,827	—	-9%
83	City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL	$28,383	$36,789	$37,341	-9%
84	Erie Community CollegeNY	$28,301	$36,710	—	-9%
85	Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$32,925	$36,674	$44,669	-9%
86	Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY	$29,769	$36,674	—	-9%
87	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$28,507	$36,655	$51,737	-9%
88	Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR	$29,126	$36,248	$44,249	-10%
89	South Texas CollegeTX	$25,948	$35,899	$31,485	-11%
90	Hocking Technical CollegeOH	$26,761	$35,374	$47,574	-12%
91	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$28,078	$35,051	$58,659	-13%
92	Eastern Maine Community CollegeME	$26,996	$34,970	$40,568	-13%
93	East Central CollegeMO	$27,453	$34,840	—	-14%
94	Rend Lake CollegeIL	$24,450	$34,840	—	-14%
95	Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC	$28,969	$34,637	$35,757	-14%
96	Texas State Technical CollegeTX	$27,113	$34,531	$42,570	-15%
97	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - OkmulgeeOK	$28,816	$34,458	—	-15%
98	SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY	$26,630	$34,107	—	-16%
99	Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV	$30,926	$33,005	—	-18%
100	Tidewater Community CollegeVA	$27,814	$31,041	—	-23%
101	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$26,041	$31,012	$38,279	-23%
102	Jefferson CollegeMO	$27,929	$30,273	—	-25%
103	Central Virginia Community CollegeVA	$24,853	$29,948	—	-26%
104	Kaskaskia CollegeIL	$26,164	$28,969	—	-28%
105	Zane State CollegeOH	$27,360	$27,999	$42,596	-31%
106	Norwalk Community CollegeCT	$42,505	—	—	—
107	Central Wyoming CollegeWY	$38,141	—	—	—
108	Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY	$36,980	—	—	—
109	McHenry County CollegeIL	$34,596	—	—	—
110	John Wood Community CollegeIL	$32,324	—	—	—
111	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$29,458	—	—	—
112	Onondaga Community CollegeNY	$28,654	—	$54,051	—
113	Lorain County Community CollegeOH	$28,103	—	—	—
114	Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA	$28,024	—	—	—
115	Grayson CollegeTX	$27,542	—	—	—
116	Stark State CollegeOH	$25,735	—	—	—
117	Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX	$23,771	—	—	—
118	South Louisiana Community CollegeLA	$23,614	—	—	—

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $39,209 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	National Louis UniversityIL	$41,244	$61,332	—	+56%
2	Red Rocks Community CollegeCO	$41,695	$50,949	—	+30%
3	Illinois Central CollegeIL	$31,905	$50,881	$35,940	+30%
4	Colorado Mountain CollegeCO	$38,692	$49,035	—	+25%
5	College of Coastal GeorgiaGA	$34,002	$46,207	—	+18%
6	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$30,764	$44,978	$54,993	+15%
7	Leeward Community CollegeHI	$27,525	$44,521	$58,150	+14%
8	Suffolk County Community CollegeNY	$33,034	$44,398	—	+13%
9	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$30,926	$43,948	—	+12%
10	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$33,267	$43,433	—	+11%
11	Triton CollegeIL	$34,840	$43,047	$43,047	+10%
12	College of Lake CountyIL	$29,041	$42,423	—	+8%
13	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$29,904	$42,371	—	+8%
14	Kapiolani Community CollegeHI	$27,690	$42,258	$54,804	+8%
15	Rockland Community CollegeNY	$24,733	$42,146	—	+7%
16	Trident Technical CollegeSC	$32,671	$42,063	$45,751	+7%
17	University of Hawaii Maui CollegeHI	$30,607	$41,544	$48,898	+6%
18	Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA	$33,772	$40,883	—	+4%
19	Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH	$30,192	$40,883	—	+4%
20	Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA	$28,969	$40,342	—	+3%
21	University of Montana (The)MT	$27,777	$40,113	$41,244	+2%
22	Hawaii Community CollegeHI	$29,214	$39,998	$48,144	+2%
23	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$28,292	$39,209	$56,620	0%
24	Delgado Community CollegeLA	$29,996	$39,196	$50,083	0%
25	Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN	$28,631	$39,119	$49,171	0%
26	Holyoke Community CollegeMA	$30,339	$38,842	—	-1%
27	Kauai Community CollegeHI	$26,818	$37,958	$46,777	-3%
28	Monroe Community CollegeNY	$25,889	$37,897	—	-3%
29	Bridgerland Technical CollegeUT	$31,206	$37,592	—	-4%
30	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL	$29,621	$37,592	—	-4%
31	Mitchell Technical CollegeSD	$29,948	$37,341	$45,751	-5%
32	Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY	$25,395	$37,041	—	-6%
33	Niagara County Community CollegeNY	$25,955	$36,674	$43,948	-6%
34	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$27,385	$36,019	$36,903	-8%
35	St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN	$26,197	$35,986	$42,371	-8%
36	Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT	$25,237	$35,686	—	-9%
37	Davis Technical CollegeUT	$23,987	$35,184	—	-10%
38	City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL	$27,336	$34,840	$44,849	-11%
39	Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA	$26,528	$34,622	$39,950	-12%
40	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$26,872	$34,615	—	-12%
41	College Of DuPageIL	$32,883	$34,573	$74,301	-12%
42	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$29,458	$34,399	—	-12%
43	South Louisiana Community CollegeLA	$21,211	$34,351	—	-12%
44	Richland Community CollegeIL	$27,518	$32,844	$28,969	-16%
45	East Central CollegeMO	$22,808	$31,905	$49,171	-19%
46	Erie Community CollegeNY	$30,118	$31,387	—	-20%
47	Kaskaskia CollegeIL	$31,371	$31,354	$36,215	-20%
48	Central Maine Community CollegeME	$26,866	$30,437	$50,539	-22%
49	SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA	$24,591	$29,886	—	-24%
50	Colorado Mesa UniversityCO	$25,189	$27,237	—	-31%
51	Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA	$24,281	$26,764	—	-32%
52	Norwalk Community CollegeCT	$34,252	—	—	—
53	Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeLA	$33,078	—	—	—
54	Schenectady County Community CollegeNY	$32,393	—	—	—
55	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN	$31,637	—	—	—
56	Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR	$31,630	—	—	—
57	Iowa Western Community CollegeIA	$31,122	—	—	—
58	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$28,584	—	—	—
59	Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL	$27,429	—	—	—
60	Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV	$26,837	—	—	—
61	Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL	$26,115	—	—	—
62	Lake Land CollegeIL	$25,982	—	—	—
63	Iowa Central Community CollegeIA	$25,189	—	—	—
64	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$24,348	—	—	—

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $38,322 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Dallas CollegeTX	$33,781	$48,158	$58,363	+26%
2	Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH	$42,800	$46,702	$59,848	+22%
3	Austin Community CollegeTX	$35,164	$43,463	$52,165	+13%
4	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$34,252	$42,505	—	+11%
5	College Of DuPageIL	$31,048	$42,446	$56,877	+11%
6	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$32,149	$42,114	$53,735	+10%
7	College of Lake CountyIL	$28,588	$41,469	$61,827	+8%
8	Del Mar CollegeTX	$32,534	$41,244	$40,131	+8%
9	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN	$28,969	$40,922	—	+7%
10	Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA	$33,034	$40,883	—	+7%
11	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL	$32,038	$40,883	$53,696	+7%
12	Greenville Technical CollegeSC	$29,388	$40,883	$40,342	+7%
13	Red Rocks Community CollegeCO	$26,543	$40,883	—	+7%
14	City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL	$36,645	$40,820	$41,695	+7%
15	Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN	$31,660	$40,568	$49,855	+6%
16	Saint Philip's CollegeTX	$30,618	$40,559	$54,216	+6%
17	Houston Community CollegeTX	$28,522	$40,478	$44,206	+6%
18	Collin County Community College DistrictTX	$34,188	$40,159	—	+5%
19	Odessa CollegeTX	$28,103	$39,950	—	+4%
20	Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL	$27,237	$39,655	—	+3%
21	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN	$31,354	$39,556	—	+3%
22	Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN	$29,276	$39,127	—	+2%
23	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$27,400	$39,048	—	+2%
24	Emily Griffith Technical CollegeCO	$31,708	$38,814	—	+1%
25	Richland Community CollegeIL	$27,078	$38,814	$50,539	+1%
26	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$25,818	$38,322	$50,463	0%
27	McHenry County CollegeIL	$26,407	$38,077	—	-1%
28	Trident Technical CollegeSC	$30,262	$38,026	$39,556	-1%
29	Joliet Junior CollegeIL	$26,566	$37,841	—	-1%
30	City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL	$27,948	$37,801	$45,474	-1%
31	Alvin Community CollegeTX	$31,066	$37,592	$43,820	-2%
32	Pueblo Community CollegeCO	$27,582	$36,956	—	-4%
33	Saint Augustine CollegeIL	$35,802	$36,533	$44,521	-5%
34	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$28,969	$36,308	$45,505	-5%
35	Lane Community CollegeOR	$26,051	$36,215	—	-5%
36	Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX	$27,622	$35,233	—	-8%
37	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN	$26,436	$35,184	$48,487	-8%
38	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$29,287	$35,115	$31,905	-8%
39	Virginia Western Community CollegeVA	$28,024	$34,840	—	-9%
40	Hocking Technical CollegeOH	$25,707	$34,606	$40,967	-10%
41	Berkshire Community CollegeMA	$26,134	$34,351	—	-10%
42	South Texas CollegeTX	$25,056	$34,289	$37,592	-11%
43	Lake Land CollegeIL	$27,785	$33,431	$40,502	-13%
44	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$27,555	$33,325	$41,887	-13%
45	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1IN	$25,104	$33,209	—	-13%
46	Rend Lake CollegeIL	$25,081	$33,078	—	-14%
47	Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC	$28,831	$33,053	—	-14%
48	Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeOR	$28,085	$33,053	—	-14%
49	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN	$25,384	$32,557	—	-15%
50	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14IN	$26,082	$32,534	—	-15%
51	Texas State Technical CollegeTX	$26,029	$31,252	—	-18%
52	Mountainland Technical CollegeUT	$24,252	$31,252	—	-18%
53	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$29,752	$30,837	—	-20%
54	Spartanburg Community CollegeSC	$23,276	$30,570	—	-20%
55	Tidewater Community CollegeVA	$26,659	$30,143	—	-21%
56	Denmark Technical CollegeSC	$22,255	$30,087	$27,756	-21%
57	Kaskaskia CollegeIL	$26,659	$29,458	$32,883	-23%
58	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$27,044	$28,969	—	-24%
59	Massasoit Community CollegeMA	$29,388	—	—	—
60	Colorado Mountain CollegeCO	$28,969	—	—	—
61	Umpqua Community CollegeOR	$28,436	—	—	—
62	Iowa Western Community CollegeIA	$28,319	—	—	—
63	Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA	$27,525	—	—	—
64	Parkland CollegeIL	$27,010	—	—	—
65	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$26,852	—	—	—
66	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN	$26,726	—	—	—
67	Vernon CollegeTX	$26,082	—	—	—
68	Texarkana CollegeTX	$25,504	—	—	—
69	Sinclair Community CollegeOH	$25,070	—	—	—
70	Galveston CollegeTX	$24,266	—	—	—
71	Kilgore CollegeTX	$23,193	—	—	—
72	Laredo CollegeTX	$20,935	—	—	—
73	Rappahannock Community CollegeVA	$20,539	—	—	—
74	Southside Virginia Community CollegeVA	$20,476	—	—	—

Certificate (2-4 years)

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN	$28,319	$41,695	$43,722	—
2	Minnesota North CollegeMN	$26,742	$31,905	—	—
3	Kapiolani Community CollegeHI	$39,163	—	—	—