2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 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. 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Pickens Technical College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pickens Technical College are $8,830 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,403 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Flathead Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Flathead Valley Community College are $12,643 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year. While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $9,249 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UVU also is in the top 15% of our Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ogden-Weber Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ogden-Weber Tech College is a small public school located in the small city of Ogden.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kaysville.
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The excellent programs at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their degree, culinary arts graduates from Escoffier - Boulder carry an average student debtload of $12,906. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $146.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emily Griffith Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 477 |
| Utah | 36 |
| Idaho | 19 |
| Montana | 17 |
| Wyoming | 7 |
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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 8 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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