by our College Data Analytics TeamCulinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at The Art Institute of Atlanta. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in culinary arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Ai Atlanta paid an average of $535 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $19,260 | $19,260 |
| Fees | $94 | $94 |
| Books and Supplies | $600 | $600 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at Ai Atlanta in Culinary Arts walked away with an average of $22,167 in student debt. That is 25% higher than the national average of $17,705.
The median early career salary of culinary arts students who receive their associate degree from Ai Atlanta is $26,063 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $24,331.
Ai Atlanta 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 Ai Atlanta Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the culinary arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 75.0% of the culinary arts associate degrees at Ai Atlanta in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 12 |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 24 |
*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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