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Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median162 grads tracked

Culinary Arts and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2

Ranked 9th of 58 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,969
middle 50%: $22,285 – $37,592
Median · 5 years out
$40,922
middle 50%: $32,429 – $49,561
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary Arts and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2's certificate (under 1 year) program in Culinary Arts and Related Services earn a median $28,969 one year after graduating, rising to $40,922 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $38,322 for this field, ranking 9th of 58 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
11.3 yrs
≈ $13,244 total interest

Same major at other universities

Austin Community College
$43,463 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$42,114 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$41,469 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$40,820 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$40,568 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$90,989 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$90,114 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$83,306 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,129 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,058 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$63,671 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,075 · 5 yrs out

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