by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Culinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Ferris State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in culinary arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Ferris was $456 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,768 | $12,768 |
| Books and Supplies | $816 | $816 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,036 | $10,036 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,035 | $2,035 |
Learn more about Ferris tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Ferris in Culinary Arts walked away with an average of $26,250 in student debt. That is 48% higher than the national average of $17,705.
Ferris does not offer an online option for its culinary arts associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ferris Online Learning page.
About 41.7% of the students who received their Associate in culinary arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in culinary arts at Ferris in 2019-2020, 8.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 12 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
