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Culinary Arts at Baker College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, consider the program at Baker College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Baker College sits in Owosso, MI.

During the most recent reporting year, 48 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Baker College.

Studying Online at Baker College

Online coursework is an option at Baker College. Among 3,955 students, 2,474 (63%) studied exclusively online and 338 (9%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Baker College

Use these rankings to compare Baker College’s Culinary Arts program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#1 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#9 of 42
Best Value	Michigan	#9 of 10
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#40 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#47 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#269 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Baker College

Those who finish Baker College’s Culinary Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$28,205
2 years	$27,491
3 years	$31,447
4 years	$31,904
5 years	$37,278

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Culinary Arts graduates from Baker College earn a median of $31,904, compared with $51,228 for all Baker College graduates — about 38% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Baker College is $12,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Culinary Arts graduates at Baker College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Culinary Arts graduates at Baker College are 65% women (31) and 35% men (17).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Baker College

Of the 48 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Baker College, 65% were women (31) and 35% were men (17).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Baker College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	3
Asian	3

Minority students account for 17% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Baker College, below the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Culinary Arts Concentrations at Baker College

The Culinary Arts program at Baker College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Baking & Pastry Arts	23
Chef Training	19
Restaurant & Catering Management	6

Top-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Culinary Arts program at Baker College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Culinary Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$111,183
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$50,662
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$47,691
Bakers	$41,467
Cooks, Restaurant	$41,438
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,104
Cooks, All Other	$36,782

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.