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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$3,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 111 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Hawaii college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Hawaii 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii Maui College the best value school in Hawaii for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the small city of Kahului.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $3,278 per year.

UH Maui College also took the #3 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii rankings.

Full Culinary Arts at University of Hawaii Maui College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kapiolani Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii list. Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kapiolani CC are $3,284 a year.

Kapiolani CC also took the #1 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Hawaii rankings.

Full Culinary Arts at Kapiolani Community College Report

Out of the 3 schools in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hilo, Hawaii CC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawaii CC are $3,204 a year.

Full Culinary Arts at Hawaii Community College Report

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 408
Washington 158
Oregon 66
Nevada 61
Alaska 10

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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