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Undergraduate Certificate in Culinary Arts

Undergraduate Certificates in Culinary Arts

7,975 Yearly Graduations
$21,827 Median Salary
$10,665 Median Debt
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 65% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.7% of culinary arts graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Culinary Arts Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 7,975 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in culinary arts is $21,827. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $17,000 and the high is $25,389.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in culinary arts is $10,665. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $17,914 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $8,107.

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Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $127.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in culinary arts. About 65.1% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2,782
Women 5,193
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The racial-ethnic distribution of culinary arts undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 188
Black or African American 1,916
Hispanic or Latino 2,625
White 2,558
International Students 58
Other Races/Ethnicities 630
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to culinary arts that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Cosmetology 67,070
Funeral & Mortuary Science 373
Other Personal & Culinary Services 78

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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