by our College Data Analytics TeamCulinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Colorado Mesa University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Colorado Mesa paid an average of $762 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $278 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,787 | $21,336 |
| Fees | $899 | $899 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,560 | $1,560 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,168 | $11,168 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,110 | $3,110 |
Learn more about Colorado Mesa tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Culinary Arts students who received their associate degree at Colorado Mesa took out an average of $17,500 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $17,705.
The median early career salary of culinary arts students who receive their associate degree from Colorado Mesa is $23,182 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $24,331.
Online degrees for the Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in culinary arts in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the culinary arts associate degrees at Colorado Mesa in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts | 7 |
| Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 5 |
*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.
