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Certificate (1-2 years)-32% vs national median55 grads tracked

Culinary Arts and Related Services at Baton Rouge Community College

Ranked 51st of 51 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,281
middle 50%: $18,523 – $31,171
Median · 5 years out
$26,764
middle 50%: $20,867 – $41,019
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 (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Baton Rouge Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Culinary Arts and Related Services earn a median $24,281 one year after graduating, rising to $26,764 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 32% below the national median of $39,209 for this field, ranking 51st of 51 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
20.9 yrs
≈ $25,331 total interest

Same major at other universities

East Central College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$31,387 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$31,354 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$30,437 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$29,886 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$27,237 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Baton Rouge Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$124,426 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$124,091 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Associate)
$81,462 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$73,419 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out

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