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Culinary & pastry schools in Kansas
Kansas has 8 accredited campuses awarding culinary credentials. If you finish and work as a chef in Kansas, expect to start around $36,540–$43,990 and reach a median of $58,390 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,990 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kansas). Graduates of these Kansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $23,217 in their first year, against $24,208 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What chefs and head cooks earn in Kansas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 860 employed in Kansas. National median: $62,470.
Campuses in Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeloitEl DoradoEmporiaKansas CityOverland ParkTopekaWichita
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | Public | 32 | $38,287 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | Public | 11 | $23,217 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | Public | 75 | $22,947 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 68% | not reported |
| North Central Kansas Technical College | Beloit | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 78% | not reported |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | Wichita | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Washburn University | Topeka | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.