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Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,175 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 158 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #97 most popular major in Washington.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Washington. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CPTC are $5,740 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $4,609 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at International Air and Hospitality Academy helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, culinary arts graduates from International Air and Hospitality Academy take out $8,266 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $118, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 408
Oregon 66
Nevada 61
Hawaii 111
Alaska 10

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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