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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$4,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Wisconsin 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CVTC are $4,568 a year.

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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 city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madison College are $4,600 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $17,638.

Madison College also made our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, coming in at #5.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Wisconsin. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCTC are $4,488 a year. On average, culinary arts graduates from WCTC take out $16,964 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at Waukesha County Technical College Report

Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $4,688 per year.

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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 Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $4,746 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Culinary Arts at Fox Valley Technical College Report

With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MATC are $4,793 a year. Culinary Arts majors at MATC take out an average of $21,618 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College Report

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
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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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