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Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$4,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 133 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #136 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Ohio 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best value school in Ohio for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $5,040 per year.

Cincinnati State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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#2

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 4 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stark State College are $4,310 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Stark State College carry an average student debtload of $19,033.

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Out of the 4 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Culinary Arts majors at Sinclair Community College take out an average of $17,160 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Cuyahoga Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,472 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Cuyahoga Community College District take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,562.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cuyahoga Community College District is ranked #5 for overall quality for culinary arts in Ohio.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 228
Illinois 253
Indiana 12
Wisconsin 106

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

Majors Similar 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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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