Associate-11% vs national median344 grads tracked
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Ozarks Technical Community College
Ranked 102nd of 121 associate programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,507
middle 50%: $22,830 – $36,853
Median · 5 years out
$36,655
middle 50%: $27,941 – $46,826
Median · 10 years out
$51,737
middle 50%: $32,172 – $65,634
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Culinary and personal services majors earn a median $29k in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $52k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,585 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pikes Peak State College
$36,956 · 5 yrs out
Saint Augustine College
$36,827 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$36,789 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$36,710 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Honolulu Community College
$36,296 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$36,248 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$35,899 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$35,374 · 5 yrs out
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$65,122 · 5 yrs out
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$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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$58,574 · 5 yrs out
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$55,935 · 5 yrs out
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$55,935 · 5 yrs out
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$54,842 · 5 yrs out
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$54,719 · 5 yrs out
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$54,415 · 5 yrs out
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$53,767 · 5 yrs out
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$53,767 · 5 yrs out