Associate's Degree · Houston, TX
At Culinary Institute Inc, the Culinary Arts and Related Services associate's degree program reported $41,359 median earnings four years after completion and $27,829 median federal debt among 160 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $41,359, five-year median earnings were $26,286, and median federal debt was $27,829 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 11 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 82th percentile and debt was lower than about 0% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 82% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 0% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 11 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The Culinary Institute Inc institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Houston, Texas · Private for-profit
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $41,359 four-year median earnings, $27,829 median federal debt, 160 working graduates, and 11 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $41,359 four years after completion and $26,286 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $27,829 across a reported debt cohort of 150 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 12.05 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
