Culinary Science
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Culinary Science degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Providence, RI, and Philadelphia, PA. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Culinary Science degree recipients are Marshall, MN, Indianapolis city (balance), IN, and Providence, RI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Culinary Science is a certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Culinary Science and the types of students that study this field. Ivy Tech Community College awards the most degrees in Culinary Science in the US, but Culinary Institute of America and Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Culinary Science.
Tuition costs for Culinary Science majors are, on average, $8,840 for in-state public colleges, and $38,328 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Culinary Science programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (7 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (192 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Culinary Science, is Public, 2-year (192 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Culinary Science programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Ivy Tech Community College has the most Culinary Science degree recipients, with 192 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Culinary Science.
Out of all institutions that offer Culinary Science programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Culinary Institute of America has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Culinary Science, with 4.67%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Culinary Science by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $65,453 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.
The industry that employs the most Personal & Culinary Services majors is Restaurants & Food Services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.
The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $65,453 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Personal & Culinary Services majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Personal & Culinary Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Personal & Culinary Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Personal & Culinary Services majors working as Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors, Chefs & head cooks, and Embalmers & funeral attendants.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Personal & Culinary Services majors are Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Producers & directors, and Physician assistants.
The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.71%, from 52,333 in 2023 to 54,274 in 2024.
The largest single share of Personal & Culinary Services graduates go on to work as Chefs & head cooks (15.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Personal & Culinary Services by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories , and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of Personal & Culinary Services majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Specialized design services, and Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing .
The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.71%, from 52,333 in 2023 to 54,274 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Personal & Culinary Services graduates by share is Restaurants & Food Services, followed by Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Personal & Culinary Services.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Personal & Culinary Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Personal & Culinary Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Personal & Culinary Services in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services is 39.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Female employees are more likely to hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Personal & Culinary Services (185 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 32 and 28 years old, which represent 4.11% and 4.11% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Culinary Science are Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Bachelors Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Personal & Culinary Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Culinary Science.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Culinary Science for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Culinary Science.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Northern Africa, not specified that hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees (18.8 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (2,223 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Culinary Science field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Culinary Science majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Culinary Science majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, and Equipment Maintenance.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Culinary Science majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Selection is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Critical Thinking, and Monitoring are the three most important skills for people in the field.
