Culinary Arts and Related Services at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, SC · Associate's Degree · about 36 graduates a year

$24,466
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$30,524
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$39,605
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#91 of 96
Rank by pay
#81 of 96
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,500
Median federal debt

Horry-Georgetown Technical College graduates in culinary arts and related services earn 23% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 54% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Horry-Georgetown Technical College Compares for Culinary Arts and Related Services

All 96 colleges reporting culinary arts and related services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Seattle Central College Seattle, WA$53,946$49,619#3—
2College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL$50,503$49,619#2$26,952
3SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY$50,208$47,788#6—
4Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$50,055$46,106#9—
5Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME$49,566$52,676#1—
6Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY$48,317$45,988#10$28,049
7Schenectady County Community College Schenectady, NY$48,073$45,756#11—
8Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA$47,552$48,361#4$31,763
9University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK$46,231$44,274#20—
10Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI$45,697$48,182#5$26,843
…
88Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA$33,272$34,998#76$24,061
89Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA$32,513$29,606#92—
90Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI$32,443$33,759#82$25,304
91Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC$30,524$33,846#81$24,466
92Louisiana Culinary Institute Baton Rouge, LA$28,862$33,410#85—
93City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago, IL$28,042$27,551#95$19,447
94Houston Community College Houston, TX$27,150$27,604#94$26,419

Other Majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,570$66,034#743 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,406$51,730#362 of 560
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$59,774—#3 of 13
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$57,181$52,297#177 of 237
Data Processing$45,817$38,825#17 of 21
Forestry$44,915$36,135#3 of 5
Criminal Justice and Corrections$44,432$30,840#278 of 426
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services—$43,389—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$42,457—#36 of 41
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$39,007$26,724#745 of 947
Business/Commerce$37,551$36,679#194 of 205
Design and Applied Arts$36,262$22,024#58 of 90
Human Services$35,356—#58 of 65
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$31,470$25,772#67 of 93

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Horry-Georgetown Technical College culinary arts and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $24,466 one year after graduating and $30,524 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Horry-Georgetown Technical College rank for culinary arts and related services?

Among 96 colleges reporting earnings for culinary arts and related services graduates, Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranks #91 by median pay four years after graduation, and #81 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is culinary arts and related services at Horry-Georgetown Technical College worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% less than the national median for culinary arts and related services ($39,605), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,500.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.