Culinary Arts at National Louis University

If you are interested in studying culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at National Louis University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

NLU Culinary Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

NLU Culinary Arts Rankings

The culinary arts major at NLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at NLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at National Louis University.

NLU Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of culinary arts associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at NLU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National Louis University with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	25
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

NLU Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of culinary arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical culinary arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at NLU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National Louis University with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at National Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	43
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	10

Related Majors

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Restaurant Cooks	48,660	$27,720
Bartenders	28,570	$24,280
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	19,960	$27,550
Bakers	8,810	$26,620

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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.