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Highest earning associate's culinary arts and related services programs in the United States
U.S. culinary arts and related services programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | Public, 4-year | $36,330 | 39 |
| 2 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | Boulder | For-profit, 2-year | $30,224 | 119 |
| 3 | YTI Career Institute-York | York | For-profit, 2-year | $29,494 | 43 |
| 4 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,159 | 77 |
| 5 | Culinary Institute Inc | Houston | For-profit, 2-year | $28,089 | 125 |
| 6 | Culinary Institute of America | Hyde Park | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,049 | 610 |
| 7 | Southwestern Oregon Community College | Coos Bay | Public, 2-year | $27,855 | 32 |
| 8 | Johnson & Wales University | Providence | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,514 | 415 |
| 9 | Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public, 2-year | $27,127 | 41 |
| 10 | Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public, 2-year | $26,927 | 41 |
| 11 | Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Public, 2-year | $26,913 | 30 |
| 12 | Kapiolani Community College | Honolulu | Public, 2-year | $26,882 | 30 |
| 13 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Public, 2-year | $26,843 | 38 |
| 14 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin | Austin | For-profit, 2-year | $26,613 | 315 |
| 15 | Niagara County Community College | Sanborn | Public, 2-year | $26,514 | 95 |
| 16 | Houston Community College | Houston | Public, 4-year | $26,419 | 47 |
| 17 | Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public, 4-year | $26,268 | 38 |
| 18 | Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public, 2-year | $26,170 | 48 |
| 19 | NorthWest Arkansas Community College | Bentonville | Public, 2-year | $26,025 | 32 |
| 20 | Walnut Hill College | Philadelphia | For-profit, 4-year | $25,893 | 49 |
| 21 | Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public, 4-year | $25,879 | 35 |
| 22 | University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | North Little Rock | Public, 2-year | $25,597 | 35 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology | Okmulgee | Public, 4-year | $25,272 | 34 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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