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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,698 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JCCC are $5,352 a year.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Paul College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Paul College are $6,041 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $20,403 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southeast Community College Area helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,780 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $20,577.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,510 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out an average of $15,469 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at Kansas City Kansas Community College Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

With a ranking of #6, Kirkwood Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Iowa Tech Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

With a ranking of #9, Butler Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of El Dorado.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butler CC are $5,976 per year.

Full Culinary Arts at Butler Community College Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 67
Minnesota 40
Kansas 39
Iowa 85
Nebraska 66
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 2

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 9 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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