2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 122 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Johnson County Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Saint Paul College take out $20,403 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
In addition to its great value ranking, Saint Paul College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the United States. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.
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Out of the 122 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $18,511 in student debt.
El Centro College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Madison College take out an average of $14,221 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madison College also is in the top 5% of our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
With a ranking of #6, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, WCTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Waukesha County Technical College
Southeast Community College Area landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $20,577 in student debt.
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Gwinnett Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,636 in tuition and fees each year.
Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,510 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College take out $15,469 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Kansas City Kansas Community College
University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the city of Kahului.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Maui College are $8,414 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH Maui College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at University of Hawaii Maui College
Arkansas State University - Newport ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASUN are $4,320 per year.
Full Culinary Arts at Arkansas State University - Newport Report
Oakland Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,552 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Culinary Arts at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Report
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #17, Des Moines Area Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,440 per year.
With a ranking of #18, Grayson College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
Grayson College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,482 in tuition and fees each year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Culinary Arts students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 19 | West Georgia Technical College | Waco, GA |
| 20 | Schoolcraft College | Livonia, MI |
| 21 | Augusta Technical College | Augusta, GA |
| 22 | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 23 | Cerritos College | Norwalk, CA |
| 24 | Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids, MI |
Culinary Arts by Region
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Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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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