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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Montana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$6,721 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #95 most popular major in Montana with 17 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Montana ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Flathead Valley Community College the best value school in Montana for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Flathead Valley Community College are $6,721 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Flathead Valley Community College take out an average of $9,243 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Flathead Valley Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Montana rankings.

Full Culinary Arts at Flathead Valley Community College Report

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 477
Utah 36
Idaho 19
Wyoming 7

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 values are for the top school 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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