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.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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 medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,200 per year.
Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 4 spot 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Schoolcraft College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small 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.
Grand Rapids 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 #6 on the list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Rapids Community College are $11,589 per 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.
Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college 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 midsize suburb of Kalamazoo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are $8,502 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Baker College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.
Baker College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,420 in tuition and fees each year.
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 distant 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.
Best 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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