Best Culinary Arts and Related Services Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

131

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$326,616

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$18,220

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	University of Hawaii Maui College Grad rate: 27.1%	HI	+$49,870	$46,116	$16,225	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Nassau Community College Grad rate: 22.2%	NY	-$38,134	$41,484	$13,907	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Santa Rosa Junior College Grad rate: 32.2%	CA	-$108,338	$37,948	$13,649	N/A	Full ROI →
4	Brookdale Community College Grad rate: 28.7%	NJ	-$139,438	$36,565	$15,369	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Johnson County Community College Grad rate: 28.4%	KS	-$146,892	$36,550	$18,946	N/A	Full ROI →
6	Richland Community College Grad rate: 43.0%	IL	-$151,014	$35,590	$11,407	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Des Moines Area Community College Grad rate: 34.0%	IA	-$161,983	$36,221	$15,664	$11,167	Full ROI →
8	Central Community College Grad rate: 43.6%	NE	-$170,348	$34,833	$13,504	N/A	Full ROI →
9	National Louis University Grad rate: 34.5%	IL	-$186,925	$36,370	$25,350	$17,500	Full ROI →
10	Kirkwood Community College Grad rate: 37.9%	IA	-$187,790	$35,128	$14,797	$15,375	Full ROI →
11	Waukesha County Technical College Grad rate: 46.8%	WI	-$188,042	$34,026	$14,281	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Harrisburg Area Community College Grad rate: 17.9%	PA	-$194,832	$33,922	$16,636	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Grad rate: 54.8%	WI	-$198,624	$33,597	$15,282	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Southern Maine Community College Grad rate: 19.4%	ME	-$205,800	$33,350	$16,400	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Suffolk County Community College Grad rate: 24.1%	NY	-$207,212	$32,802	$11,626	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Grad rate: 19.6%	DE	-$209,214	$32,857	$13,177	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Spokane Community College Grad rate: 36.2%	WA	-$209,546	$32,931	$14,083	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Grad rate: 15.1%	MN	-$221,232	$32,821	$18,826	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Hennepin Technical College Grad rate: 38.1%	MN	-$224,700	$32,348	$15,830	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Salt Lake Community College Grad rate: 31.8%	UT	-$227,548	$31,911	$12,884	N/A	Full ROI →
21	Kapiolani Community College Grad rate: 22.2%	HI	-$227,941	$32,440	$11,562	$10,087	Full ROI →
22	Culinary Institute of America Grad rate: 67.9%	NY	-$228,152	$36,813	$54,106	$12,000	Full ROI →
23	Leeward Community College Grad rate: 29.7%	HI	-$237,324	$31,518	$13,842	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Grad rate: 18.2%	OH	-$242,315	$32,087	$13,830	$12,145	Full ROI →
25	Fox Valley Technical College Grad rate: 55.2%	WI	-$249,709	$32,040	$15,647	$14,234	Full ROI →
26	Schoolcraft Community College District Grad rate: 16.0%	MI	-$251,584	$31,676	$11,921	$15,750	Full ROI →
27	Estrella Mountain Community College Grad rate: 20.5%	AZ	-$252,852	$31,094	$17,366	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Grand Rapids Community College Grad rate: 18.5%	MI	-$254,368	$31,928	$16,255	$15,125	Full ROI →
29	Southern New Hampshire University Grad rate: 43.2%	NH	-$257,028	$32,901	$37,524	N/A	Full ROI →
30	Saint Paul College Grad rate: 31.9%	MN	-$258,154	$30,890	$17,977	N/A	Full ROI →
31	Walnut Hill College Grad rate: 60.9%	PA	-$261,978	$33,260	$35,489	$12,000	Full ROI →
32	Scottsdale Community College Grad rate: 23.1%	AZ	-$265,924	$30,672	$19,682	N/A	Full ROI →
33	Horry-Georgetown Technical College Grad rate: 27.3%	SC	-$266,247	$31,243	$12,391	$19,500	Full ROI →
34	University of Akron Main Campus Grad rate: 48.0%	OH	-$268,530	$31,029	$24,555	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Schenectady County Community College Grad rate: 28.1%	NY	-$270,158	$29,809	$13,169	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Clover Park Technical College Grad rate: 42.9%	WA	-$273,768	$29,709	$13,974	N/A	Full ROI →
37	Baker College Grad rate: 22.9%	MI	-$274,172	$31,447	$23,456	$12,000	Full ROI →
38	Atlanta Technical College Grad rate: 38.0%	GA	-$274,236	$29,256	$9,678	N/A	Full ROI →
39	Cuyahoga Community College District Grad rate: 27.0%	OH	-$275,756	$29,322	$11,098	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Northwestern Michigan College Grad rate: 24.6%	MI	-$280,670	$30,107	$11,821	$14,199	Full ROI →
41	Massasoit Community College Grad rate: 20.8%	MA	-$281,014	$29,338	$13,887	N/A	Full ROI →
42	Utah Valley University Grad rate: 40.0%	UT	-$281,044	$29,465	$15,172	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Hocking College Grad rate: 27.7%	OH	-$283,510	$29,582	$17,575	N/A	Full ROI →
44	Valencia College Grad rate: 44.2%	FL	-$284,055	$30,634	$16,577	$17,468	Full ROI →
45	St Philip's College Grad rate: 33.0%	TX	-$284,472	$28,917	$11,406	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Grad rate: 31.7%	NC	-$285,406	$29,336	$16,063	N/A	Full ROI →
47	San Jacinto Community College Grad rate: 33.3%	TX	-$285,780	$29,210	$14,990	N/A	Full ROI →
48	Elgin Community College Grad rate: 38.9%	IL	-$287,614	$28,603	$9,837	N/A	Full ROI →
49	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Grad rate: 46.1%	NY	-$288,490	$30,204	$26,285	N/A	Full ROI →
50	Gwinnett Technical College Grad rate: 29.1%	GA	-$288,656	$29,475	$19,078	N/A	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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