Purdue study: Industry employs 90% of culinary school grads

WEST LAFAYETTE IND. —The restaurant industry continues to employ most of the graduates coming out of culinary schools, starting them off with a median salary of $24,000, according to an annual survey of culinary programs by Purdue University researchers here.

The 2007 National Survey of Post Secondary American Culinary Programs found that, once again, culinary schools remain a significant labor resource for