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NON-CREDENTIAL PROGRAM (PREPARATORY COURSEWORK/TEACHER CERTIFICATION) · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1205

Culinary Arts and Related Services: is this non-credential program (preparatory coursework/teacher certification) worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$31,636 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$31,636Median year-4 earnings
Not availableAverage institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$31,636Median reported earnings · year 4
Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5
Not availableMedian federal debt
6thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
1Reporting programs
1With year-4 earnings
COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings
$33,155
Federal debt
$11,834
Reporting programs
99
89 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$38,508
Federal debt
$15,584
Reporting programs
111
108 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$47,139
Federal debt
$27,000
Reporting programs
20
20 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$51,558
Federal debt
Not available
Reporting programs
1
1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings
$31,636
Federal debt
Not available
Reporting programs
1
1 report earnings →
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$31,636National median$31,63675th percentile$31,636
1 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Chefs and Head CooksSOC 35-1011 · 5 crosswalk linksCooks, All OtherSOC 35-2019 · 4 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersSOC 35-1012 · 4 crosswalk linksCooks, Institution and CafeteriaSOC 35-2012 · 3 crosswalk linksCooks, Private HouseholdSOC 35-2013 · 3 crosswalk linksFood Service ManagersSOC 11-9051 · 3 crosswalk linksCooks, RestaurantSOC 35-2014 · 2 crosswalk linksBakersSOC 51-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksBartendersSOC 35-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksButchers and Meat CuttersSOC 51-3021 · 1 crosswalk linksFood Scientists and TechnologistsSOC 19-1012 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk links
BEST COLLEGES FOR CULINARY ARTS AND RELATED SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debtROI statusCost context
1Culinary Tech CenterNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification), $31,636Not availableBaseline neededNot available

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.