Culinary Arts at Des Moines Area Community College

We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including its ranking, popularity, student demographics, and graduate outcomes. Find out how DMACC stacks up against peers offering culinary arts.

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Available Degrees
Popularity
Earnings
Student Debt
Student Demographics
Concentrations

Culinary Arts Degrees Available at DMACC

Associate Degree in Culinary Arts

Popularity of Culinary Arts at DMACC

DMACC reports the culinary arts program; completion counts are not currently reported.

How Much Do Culinary Arts Graduates from DMACC Make?

$30,175 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Culinary Arts Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Culinary Arts students who finish a bachelor’s at DMACC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $30,175 a year. This is lower than $48,243, the median for all majors at DMACC.

Salary for Culinary Arts majors with a bachelor's degree at DMACC

How Much Student Debt Do Culinary Arts Graduates from DMACC Have?

$11,167 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Culinary Arts Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at DMACC, culinary arts graduates take on a median debt of $11,167 in student loans. This is lower than $15,090, the typical median for all majors at DMACC.

Student debt for Culinary Arts majors with a bachelor's degree at DMACC

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Culinary Arts from DMACC Cost?

$5,790 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$11,167 Average Student Debt

DMACC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,220	$6,690

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DMACC Culinary Arts Associate’s Program Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of culinary arts associate’s degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

DMACC gender breakdown of Culinary Arts Associate's degree grads

The largest share of culinary arts associate’s degree graduates at DMACC are White. Roughly 68% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a associate’s in culinary arts.

Ethnic diversity of Culinary Arts majors at Des Moines Area Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Culinary Arts Student Diversity at DMACC

Review the following statistics on the composition of the culinary arts majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

Specializations & Focus Areas Within Culinary Arts at DMACC

This culinary arts program at DMACC offers the following related majors:

Concentration	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	28

Culinary Arts/Chef Training at DMACC

DMACC conferred 28 degrees in culinary arts/chef training in the latest year of data — 43% to women and 57% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (71%).

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