by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Culinary Arts/Chef Training. 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 Southern New Hampshire University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. SNHU was ranked #25 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for culinary arts majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in New Hampshire.
Here are some of the other rankings for SNHU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SNHU paid an average of $320 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| Fees | $50 | $50 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,824 | $6,824 |
Learn more about SNHU 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. Culinary Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at SNHU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $35,148.
culinary arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from SNHU make an average of $35,518 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $28,635.
SNHU does not offer an online option for its culinary arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SNHU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% of the culinary arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts at SNHU in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 15 |
*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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