Culinary Arts/Chef Training at National Louis University

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts/chef training school? To help you decide if National Louis University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts/chef training program.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year.

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

NLU Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

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

NLU Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

The culinary arts/chef training major at NLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Arts/Chef Training. 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/Chef Training Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in culinary arts/chef training only graduates about 46% men each year. The program at NLU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% 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/chef training.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	18
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NLU Culinary Arts/Chef Training Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of culinary arts/chef training bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical culinary arts/chef training bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NLU since its program graduates 18% 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/chef training.

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

Related Majors

• Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training 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
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Chefs and Head Cooks	4,770	$51,800
Cooks	1,930	$28,820

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.