2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #63 most popular major in Louisiana with 132 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Louisiana 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.
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.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Delgado Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nicholls State University are $7,946 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Nicholls State University take out is $25,949.
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Out of the 3 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Crescent City Bartending School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Crescent Schools is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
After completing their degree, culinary arts graduates from Crescent Schools carry an average student debtload of $5,792.
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Request InformationBest Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 192 |
| Virginia | 261 |
| North Carolina | 401 |
| Florida | 298 |
| Tennessee | 36 |
| Kentucky | 109 |
| South Carolina | 85 |
| 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 3 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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