Graduate Education
Tuition and Financial Aid

Your Time is Now!

There’s never been a more exciting time to enhance your career in food, beverage, and hospitality. Committing to a master’s degree is an important decision and investment in your future. A CIA School of Graduate Studies education will give you the skills, knowledge, and global industry connections to take you anywhere you want to go in the world of food.

Do you want to learn more about a master’s degree from CIA’s School of Graduate Studies? Check out one of our Master’s Degree Virtual Info Sessions.

Funding Your Master’s Degree Education

CIA is committed to making your education as affordable as possible. Generous graduate merit scholarships are available for our programs. And you’ll automatically be considered for CIA’s scholarships as part of the application process. The best way to find out what you qualify for is to complete your application for admission.

For Culinary Therapeutics, Food Business, Sustainable Food Systems, and Wine and Beverage Management, CIA offers the following scholarships:

• CIA Graduate Merit Scholarship is for domestic students and can total as much as $8,500 for the duration of the master’s degree.
• CIA Graduate International Merit Scholarship is for international students and can total as much as $2,500 for the duration of the master’s degree.

Culinary Arts students are supported by a full-tuition scholarship, the Dom Pérignon Culinary Scholarship. Additional stipends are available to cover most of the travel and residency costs.

CIA participates in the Federal Graduate Direct Loan Program. Eligibility to borrow through the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan program will be determined once you have been accepted into the master’s program and have filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You can also apply for the Federal Direct Graduate PLUS loan to help with any remaining expenses.

Let’s Get You Here

Every one of our CIA students has traveled a different road here, and we’re confident that with the resources and personal support we can provide, you’ll get here too. Our skilled advisors are ready to partner with you, every step of the way, to help you meet your education expenses.

Have questions? Talk with us! Contact Student Financial and Registration Services at SFRS@culinary.edu or 845-451-1500.

2025–2026 Tuition and Fees

Cost of Attendance

Cost of Attendance (or Total Cost) is a sum of the Direct Costs of a college and Indirect Costs of attending college. Direct Costs are charges paid directly to the college, such as tuition and fees. Indirect Costs are costs that may be incurred by the student while attending college, such as books, meals, and personal expenses.