Culinary Arts and Related Services programs in North Dakota
4 schools in North Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $29,250 at North Dakota State College of Science.
What this work pays in North Dakota
Cooks, Restaurant in North Dakota earn a median of $36,470 a year across 4,490 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 North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Bartenders | $29,040 | 3,960 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $44,720 | 2,780 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | $39,490 | 1,820 |
| Food Service Managers | $72,210 | 950 |
| Bakers | $36,900 | 830 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton | Associate's degree | — | $29,250 (13 grads) | 9 |
| Dickinson State University Dickinson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.