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Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$6,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #111 most popular major in Florida with 298 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Florida 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.

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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Pensacola State College the best value school in Florida for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pensacola State are $2,367 a year.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Out of the 14 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Valencia College is ranked #3 for overall quality for culinary arts in Florida.

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#3

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Daytona State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Daytona State College is a large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Daytona State College carry an average student debtload of $16,967.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at AI Miami International University of Art and Design helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Florida. Located in the large city of Miami, International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at International Fine Arts College are $19,354 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from International Fine Arts College take out $20,126 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater 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. Located in the large suburb of Clearwater, Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Sheridan Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Hollywood, Sheridan Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Cape Coral 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cape Coral, Cape Coral Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

First Coast Technical College

Saint Augustine, FL

With a ranking of #6, First Coast Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. First Coast Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Saint Augustine.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

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

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 14 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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