by our College Data Analytics TeamCulinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Johnson & Wales University - Providence. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in culinary arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at JWU Providence was $346 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,376 | $34,376 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,857 | $16,857 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,058 | $2,058 |
Learn more about JWU Providence tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at JWU Providence in Culinary Arts walked away with an average of $12,000 in student debt. That is 32% lower than the national average of $17,705.
The median early career salary of culinary arts students who receive their associate degree from JWU Providence is $27,999 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $24,331.
Online degrees for the JWU Providence culinary arts associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the JWU Providence Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.1% of the culinary arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in culinary arts at JWU Providence in 2019-2020, 28.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 30 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 144 |
| International Students | 28 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 34 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 114 |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 159 |
*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.
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