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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$7,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,971 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #111 most popular major in Florida with 298 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Florida 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Florida

Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL
$2,474 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Valencia College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the large city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year. While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at Valencia College accumulate an average of around $12,875 in student debt.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
$2,838 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Florida. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at MDC take out is $13,000.

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#3

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL
$2,367 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pensacola State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pensacola State are $2,367 a year.

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#4

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL
$2,764 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,791 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Florida State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Cocoa, EFSC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EFSC are $2,791 per year.

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#6

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL
$3,106 Average Tuition & Fees

Daytona State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value culinary arts programs. Daytona State College is a large public school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Daytona State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Culinary Arts majors at Daytona State College take out an average of $10,527 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$19,354 Average Tuition & Fees

AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Miami, International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at International Fine Arts College are $19,354 a year. While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at International Fine Arts College accumulate an average of around $33,113 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $203, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$22,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Florida ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $22,000 per year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale take out is $22,031. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $267, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Cape Coral Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Cape Coral, Cape Coral Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Lake Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize suburb of Eustis, Lake Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 18 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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