2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality 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 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Madison College are $4,600 a year. After completing their degree, culinary arts graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $12,588.
Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Schools in Wisconsin list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 midsize suburb of Kenosha.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $4,688 per year.
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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Wisconsin. FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FVTC are $4,746 a year.
FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students. MATC is a fairly 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. While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at MATC accumulate an average of around $20,109 in student debt.
Request InformationBest Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 228 |
| Ohio | 133 |
| Illinois | 253 |
| Indiana | 12 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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).
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