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Culinary & pastry schools in Michigan
Michigan has 16 accredited campuses awarding culinary credentials. If you finish and work as a chef in Michigan, expect to start around $42,170–$48,970 and reach a median of $60,070 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,090 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Michigan). Graduates of these Michigan programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,590 in their first year, against $24,208 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What chefs and head cooks earn in Michigan
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,360 employed in Michigan. National median: $62,470.
Campuses in Michigan, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Ann ArborAuburn HillsBenton HarborBig RapidsDearbornFlintGrand RapidsKalamazooLivoniaMonroeOwossoPlainwellRosevilleSault Ste MarieTraverse CityWarren
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Public college | 62 | $28,507 | $16,325 | not reported | not reported |
| Baker College | Owosso | non-profit college | 37 | $28,205 | $12,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Public community college | 17 | $27,780 | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Public college | 25 | $26,743 | $11,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Public community college | 61 | $26,590 | $7,705 | 21% | not reported |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Public community college | 19 | $25,539 | $11,250 | 28% | not reported |
| Dorsey College-Roseville | Roseville | for-profit career college | 44 | $20,049 | $13,000 | 35% | not reported |
| Macomb Community College | Warren | Public community college | 51 | $19,566 | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Michigan Career and Technical Institute | Plainwell | Public technical college | 29 | $17,375 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public college | 120 | not reported | $12,283 | not reported | not reported |
| Mott Community College | Flint | Public community college | 19 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Public university | 8 | not reported | $20,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste Marie | Public university | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 22% | not reported |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.