Culinary Institute of America Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Private nonprofit school
- Hyde Park, NY
- About 34 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release ยท BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Culinary Institute of America other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn less than graduates of most other interdisciplinary studies programs nationally, $32,450 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $23,250 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,591. Several New York programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York other interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $13,243 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $246 a month, or 9.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Kiryas Joel area are about 9% above the national average, so a $32,450 salary here buys what about $29,656 buys in a typical US city.
About Culinary Institute of America
Other Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 3rd of 3 bachelor's programs at Culinary Institute of America by first-year earnings. The others are Culinary Arts ($43,808) and Hospitality Management ($35,865).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $32,450 one year after graduating. The median across other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in New York is $32,653.
The median federal loan balance is $23,250, which ranks 3rd lowest of 6 other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in New York. That works out to about $246 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 72% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 65%. Compare the cost with other New York programs before deciding.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the other interdisciplinary studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024