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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #146 most popular major in Missouri.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Missouri 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OTC are $4,924 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from OTC carry an average student debtload of $20,319.

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#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Saint Louis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,295 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Saint Louis Community College accumulate an average of around $16,624 in student debt.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 40
Kansas 39
Iowa 85
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 2

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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