2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Gwinnett Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,636 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent associate degree programs at Athens Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southeast Region . Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.
Athens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delgado Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Delgado Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,042.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Rome.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 a year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,552 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Ogeechee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.
Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,540 in tuition and fees each year.
West Georgia Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree culinary arts programs. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.
West Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,452 in tuition and fees each year.
Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.
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Savannah Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Savannah Tech are $5,442 a year.
Wake Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree culinary arts programs. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wake Technical Community College are $8,912 a year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Wake Technical Community College take out $23,189 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Wake Technical Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 192 |
| Virginia | 261 |
| North Carolina | 401 |
| Florida | 298 |
| Tennessee | 36 |
| Kentucky | 109 |
| South Carolina | 85 |
| Louisiana | 132 |
| Arkansas | 53 |
| Alabama | 64 |
| Mississippi | 105 |
| West Virginia | 33 |
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Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 25 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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