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 The Art Institute of Houston. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in culinary arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Ai Houston 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. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are 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 bachelor’s degree at Ai Houston in Culinary Arts walked away with an average of $38,932 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $35,148.
culinary arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ai Houston make an average of $28,816 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $28,635.
Ai Houston 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 Ai Houston Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in culinary arts in 2019-2020, 53.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.3%.
Around 76.9% of culinary arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Ai Houston in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 13 |
*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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