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Culinary Arts Schools in New York

24 schools in New York offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 2 registered apprenticeship programs in New York train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in New York
24
Median net price / yr (New York)
$8,987
national: $8,331
Median earnings (New York)
$41,267
national: $38,801
Apprenticeship sponsors
2
earn while training
Culinary Arts pay in New York (all workers)
$43,680
range $34,490–$54,240 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in New York earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

SchoolCityTypeNet price / yrCompletionEarnings (10 yr)
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenpublic$5,25833.9%$49,907
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklynpublic$5,60639.4%$42,621
Nassau Community CollegeGarden Citypublic$7,09534.3%$48,248
Monroe Community CollegeRochesterpublic$6,35328.2%$40,174
Niagara County Community CollegeSanbornpublic$6,87637%$42,285
Erie Community CollegeBuffalopublic$7,76531.8%$41,228
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhallapublic$9,37327.8%$46,822
Onondaga Community CollegeSyracusepublic$8,56223.9%$41,190
Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectadypublic$8,94725%$40,902
Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch Sheldrakepublic$8,48229.3%$38,354
Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburnpublic$8,66230.1%$38,709
Rockland Community CollegeSuffernpublic$11,28232.8%$50,243
SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamtonpublic$8,94033.6%$39,710
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeUticapublic$8,98737.6%$39,850
SUNY AdirondackQueensburypublic$10,38932%$41,267
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfredpublic$15,01656.9%$50,445
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDrydenpublic$12,72333.6%$40,707
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhipublic$17,22552.1%$51,629
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaiguapublic$13,89833.9%$40,054
Monroe UniversityBronxprivate for-profit$14,52253.5%$41,236
SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisvillepublic$15,93941.9%$43,295
Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Parkprivate nonprofit$36,11372%$47,475
Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCESPlattsburghpublic$14,38491.1%not reported
Institute of Culinary EducationNew Yorkprivate for-profitnot reportednot reported$47,865

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not culinary arts graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Culinary Arts school in New York

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in New York?
The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 24 culinary arts schools in New York is $8,987. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in New York?
Yes — New York has 2 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a culinary arts earn in New York?
Working culinary arts professionals in New York earn a median of $43,680 per year, ranging from about $34,490 to $54,240 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.