Institute of Culinary Education

New York, NY · Private for-profit · 637 students · Visit Website

The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City offers hands-on training in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Baking Arts, Health-Centered Culinary Arts, Restaurant & Culinary Management, and Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management. The school emphasizes practical experience in its 12 teaching kitchens, which include a bean-to-bar Chocolate Lab, Hydroponic Garden, and Culinary Technology Lab. ICE provides job placement assistance and maintains an extensive employer network to connect students and alumni with career opportunities in the food and hospitality industries.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$27,930/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

60/100

All Programs at Institute of Culinary Education

2 trade programs at Institute of Culinary Education, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Hospitality Management
Hospitality Administration/Management
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61 $33,101/yr $6,734 High Very Large
310 openings/yr
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts and Related Services
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60 $22,759/yr $6,439 Low Very Large
789 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Institute of Culinary Education using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.