2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #100 in the country. In fact 19,806 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CVTC also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Madison College take out $17,638 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $16,964 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oakland Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,200 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.
FVTC also made our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.
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Schoolcraft College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Schoolcraft College are $7,574 per year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Schoolcraft College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,172.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.
Cincinnati State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from MATC carry an average student debtload of $21,618.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree culinary arts programs. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,502 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Kalamazoo Valley Community College carry an average student debtload of $20,618.
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Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 228 |
| Ohio | 133 |
| Illinois | 253 |
| Indiana | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 106 |
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Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Culinary Arts
| 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 21 schools only.
- 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).
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