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Culinary Arts at Culinary Institute Inc

What traits are you looking for in a school for Culinary Arts, you may want to check out the program at Culinary Institute Inc. Get started with the following essential facts.

Culinary Institute Inc is located in Houston, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 162 culinary arts degrees were granted at Culinary Institute Inc.

Online & Distance Learning at Culinary Institute Inc

Many students take online classes at Culinary Institute Inc. Among 316 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 251 (79%) took at least some classes online.

Culinary Arts Rankings at Culinary Institute Inc

Rankings can help you compare Culinary Institute Inc’s Culinary Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#24 of 24
Best Value	Texas	#24 of 24
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#36 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#37 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#288 of 295
Best Value	Nationwide	#300 of 310

Earnings for Culinary Arts Graduates from Culinary Institute Inc

Graduates of Culinary Institute Inc’s Culinary Arts program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,790
2 years	$27,002
3 years	$22,483
4 years	$28,935
5 years	$27,744

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Culinary Arts graduates from Culinary Institute Inc take home a median $28,935, compared with $27,982 for all Culinary Institute Inc graduates — about 3% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Culinary Arts graduates from Culinary Institute Inc comes in at $20,144.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Culinary Arts graduates at Culinary Institute Inc, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Culinary Arts graduates at Culinary Institute Inc are 55% women (89) and 45% men (73).

Culinary Arts Associate’s Program at Culinary Institute Inc

Among the 119 associate’s culinary arts degrees awarded at Culinary Institute Inc, 55% were women (65) and 45% were men (54).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	50
Black / African American	37
Asian	5
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 77% of Culinary Arts associate’s degree recipients at Culinary Institute Inc, above 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 Culinary Institute Inc

This Culinary Arts program at Culinary Institute Inc offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Cooking & Culinary Arts	97
Baking & Pastry Arts	56
Restaurant & Catering Management	9

Highest-Paying Careers for Culinary Arts Graduates

Those who complete Culinary Arts program at Culinary Institute Inc pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-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.