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Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median162 grads tracked

Culinary Arts and Related Services at Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College

Ranked 15th of 58 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,660
middle 50%: $23,290 – $46,055
Median · 5 years out
$40,568
middle 50%: $29,785 – $50,539
Median · 10 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $37,984 – $69,154

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 Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Culinary Arts and Related Services earn a median $31,660 one year after graduating, rising to $49,855 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $38,322 for this field, ranking 15th 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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,255 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$40,922 · 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 Philip's College
$40,559 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$40,478 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$40,159 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$39,556 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,668 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$107,506 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$102,499 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$81,807 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$80,436 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$68,534 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,045 · 5 yrs out

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