Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager at Ferris State University

If you plan to study restaurant, culinary, & catering management/manager, take a look at what Ferris State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

Ferris Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Rankings

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Ferris may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager at Ferris are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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Careers That Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager Grads May Go Into

A degree in restaurant, culinary, and catering management/manager can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	30,200	$35,140
Food Service Managers	4,590	$61,800
Chefs and Head Cooks	2,160	$52,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.