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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$2,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,950 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #140 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Culinary Arts

$2,250 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Pima Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 a year.

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#2

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona Culinary Institute is a great value for culinary arts students. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, culinary arts graduates from Arizona Culinary Institute carry an average student debtload of $9,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $165, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Culinary Arts at Arizona Culinary Institute Report

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 701
Oklahoma 26
New Mexico 42

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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