Associate-15% vs national median368 grads tracked
Culinary Arts and Related Services at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 96th of 105 associate programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,113
middle 50%: $21,119 – $35,002
Median · 5 years out
$34,531
middle 50%: $25,085 – $45,961
Median · 10 years out
$42,570
middle 50%: $30,926 – $56,249
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary Arts and Related Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Culinary Arts graduates from Texas State Technical College start with a median salary of $27k. Pay increases to a ten-year median of $43k.
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
12.4 yrs
≈ $15,218 total interest
Same major at other universities
Hocking Technical College
$35,374 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$35,051 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$34,970 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$34,637 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$34,458 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$34,107 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$31,041 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$31,012 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$30,273 · 5 yrs out
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