by our College Data Analytics Team
[Culinary Arts](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their culinary arts graduates go on to command.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their culinary arts graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send culinary arts graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Hocking College tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying culinary arts schools in Ohio. Hocking College is a public school located in the rural area of Nelsonville. Early-career culinary arts graduates from Hocking College make a median of around $39,137 per year.
Cincinnati State Technical And Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in culinary arts, landing the #2 spot this year. Cincinnati State Technical And Community College is a public school located in the city of Cincinnati. Early-career culinary arts graduates from Cincinnati State Technical And Community College make a median of around $38,302 per year.
A rank of #3 makes Cuyahoga Community College District one of the highest-paying schools for culinary arts. Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school located in the city of Cleveland. Early-career culinary arts graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District make a median of around $35,888 per year.
Students chasing top earnings in culinary arts will find them at Sinclair Community College, which ranked #4. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public institution. Culinary Arts graduates of Sinclair Community College earn a median of about $34,535 a year early in their careers.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries culinary arts graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.