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Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$4,713 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,389 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 333 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Chippewa Valley Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,642 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,607 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $12,211 in student debt.

Madison College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $4,571 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from WCTC take out $20,902 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gateway Technical College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Technical College are $4,766 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FVTC are $4,826 a year.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $4,867 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from MATC carry an average student debtload of $17,154.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
Ohio 305
Illinois 668

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 10,546
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 5,029
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,303
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,394
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 786
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 335
Institutional Food Workers 204
Culinary Science/Culinology 203
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28
Wine Steward/Sommelier 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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