Culinary Arts at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts school? To help you decide if Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts program.

Paul Smith's College is located in Paul Smiths, New York and approximately 681 students attend the school each year. Of the 156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science in 2021, 12 of them were culinary arts majors.

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.

Paul Smith’s College Culinary Arts Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

Paul Smith’s College Culinary Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary arts progam at Paul Smith's College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The culinary arts major at Paul Smith's College 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools	36
Most Focused Culinary Arts Schools	44
Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools	57
	65
	100
Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools	141
Best Value Culinary Arts Schools	155
Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools	212
Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools	342
Most Focused Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools	342

Earnings of Paul Smith's College Culinary Arts Graduates

The median salary of culinary arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Paul Smith's College is $31,439. This is 2% higher than $30,833, which is the national average for all culinary arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at Paul Smith's College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science.

Paul Smith’s College Culinary Arts Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in culinary arts at Paul Smith's College are white. Around 57% 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 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science with a associate's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Paul Smith’s College Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts from Paul Smith's College in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical culinary arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Paul Smith's College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in culinary arts at Paul Smith's College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Paul Smith's College also has a doctoral program available in culinary arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NY, the home state for Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Restaurant Cooks	73,340	$30,440
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	47,640	$41,510
Bartenders	44,370	$34,800
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	16,180	$34,800
Chefs and Head Cooks	15,500	$56,020

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 Mwanner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.