Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in Missouri
15 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,850 at Saint Louis Community College.
What this work pays in Missouri
Cooks, Restaurant in Missouri earn a median of $36,940 a year across 25,990 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $37,400 | 21,650 |
| Bartenders | $30,090 | 14,410 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $34,900 | 13,130 |
| Bakers | $35,130 | 4,190 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $37,860 | 2,160 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton | Associate's degree | — | $26,850 (48 grads) | 35 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | $8,933 | $21,632 (57 grads) | 24 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| East Central College Union | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| East Central College Union | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education Joplin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lex La-Ray Technical Center Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute West Plains | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Waynesville Career Center Waynesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Culinary Arts and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.