2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #136 most popular major in Kansas with 39 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. 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.
The Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Johnson County Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $2,688 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from JCCC take out $11,625 in student loans while working on their degree.
JCCC also made our Best Culinary Arts Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great value for culinary arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Kansas list. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butler CC are $4,176 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 67 |
Minnesota | 40 |
Iowa | 85 |
Nebraska | 66 |
North Dakota | 4 |
South Dakota | 2 |
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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 |
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
More about our data sources and methodologies.