Culinary Arts
Types of Degrees Culinary Arts Majors Are Getting
The following table lists how many culinary arts graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Undergraduate Certificate | 7,975 |
Basic Certificate | 7,129 |
Associate Degree | 7,039 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 514 |
Master’s Degree | 23 |
What Culinary Arts Majors Need to Know
O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to culinary arts and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.
Knowledge Areas for Culinary Arts Majors
Culinary Arts majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Food Production - Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Skills for Culinary Arts Majors
culinary arts majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
Abilities for Culinary Arts Majors
Some of the most crucial abilities to master while a culinary arts student include the following:
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
What Can You Do With a Culinary Arts Major?
People with a culinary arts degree often go into the following careers:
Job Title | Job Growth Rate | Median Salary |
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Bakers | 7.6% | $26,520 |
Bartenders | 2.5% | $22,550 |
Butchers and Meat Cutters | 5.7% | $31,580 |
Chefs and Head Cooks | 9.6% | $48,460 |
Cooks | 9.0% | $28,650 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 7.7% | $26,860 |
Cooks, Restaurant | 11.8% | $26,530 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 9.3% | $32,450 |
Food Scientists and Technologists | 5.9% | $65,300 |
Food Service Managers | 9.0% | $54,240 |
Professors | 9.4% | $65,660 |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 0.6% | $28,260 |
Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts?
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of culinary arts majors is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 57 |
Hispanic or Latino | 102 |
White | 261 |
International Students | 30 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 42 |
Geographic Diversity
Culinary Arts appeals to people across the globe. About 5.8% of those with this major are international students.
Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Culinary Arts
Some careers associated with culinary arts require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.
Find out what the typical degree level is for culinary arts careers below.
Education Level | Percentage of Workers |
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Less than a High School Diploma | 16.1% |
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) | 43.9% |
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) | 11.4% |
Some College Courses | 9.3% |
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 7.2% |
Bachelor’s Degree | 10.8% |
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. | 0.6% |
Master’s Degree | 1.5% |
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. | 0.1% |
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. | 0.3% |
Doctoral Degree | 0.6% |
Post-Doctoral Training | 0.3% |
Online Culinary Arts Programs
The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.
Degree Level | Colleges Offering Programs | Colleges Offering Online Classes |
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Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) | 0 | 0 |
Certificate (1-2 years) | 577 | 2 |
Certificate (2-4 Years) | 35 | 0 |
Associate’s Degree | 597 | 5 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 0 | 0 |
Post-Baccalaureate | 0 | 0 |
Master’s Degree | 4 | 1 |
Post-Master’s | 1 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Research) | 0 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) | 0 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Other) | 0 | 0 |
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Majors Related to Culinary Arts
You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to culinary arts.
Major | Number of Grads |
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Cosmetology | 132,103 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,451 |
Casino Operations and Services | 619 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 84 |
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
- College Scorecard
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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