2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #100 in the country. In fact 19,806 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a large public school located in the 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.
Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oakland Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Schoolcraft College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Schoolcraft College are $7,574 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Schoolcraft College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,068.
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With a ranking of #6, Grand Rapids Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Grand Rapids Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,589 in tuition and fees each year. Culinary Arts majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out an average of $14,858 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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With a ranking of #7, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,908 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at MATC accumulate an average of around $20,733 in student debt.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kalamazoo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are $8,502 a year.
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Baker 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. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Owosso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baker College are $12,420 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Lake Land College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.
Lake Land College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,906 in tuition and fees each year. Culinary Arts majors at Lake Land College take out an average of $11,242 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 228 |
| Ohio | 133 |
| Illinois | 253 |
| Indiana | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 106 |
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Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 16 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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