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2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

6 Colleges
$25,593 Avg Salary
$17,005 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 106 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #106 most popular major in Wisconsin.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best school in Wisconsin for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $17,638.

Full Culinary Arts at Madison Area Technical College Report

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Waukesha County Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, culinary arts graduates from WCTC take out $16,964 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Gateway Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Wisconsin. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Culinary Arts majors at MATC take out an average of $21,618 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 228
Ohio 133
Illinois 253
Indiana 12

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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