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Basic Certificate in Culinary Arts

Basic Certificates in Culinary Arts

7,129 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 55% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.7% of culinary arts graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Culinary Arts Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 7,129 people earned their basic certificate in culinary arts. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in culinary arts at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 7,975
Basic Certificate 7,129
Associate Degree 7,039
Bachelor’s Degree 514
Master’s Degree 23

Earnings of Culinary Arts Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in culinary arts. About 61.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2,754
Women 4,375
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The racial-ethnic distribution of culinary arts basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 322
Black or African American 1,496
Hispanic or Latino 1,799
White 2,793
International Students 189
Other Races/Ethnicities 530
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to culinary arts that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Cosmetology 63,709
619
Funeral & Mortuary Science 220

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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