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Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,418 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,389 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 367 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Louisiana.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana 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.


 

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

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

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

#1

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Our analysis found Delgado Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Louisiana. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,679 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Delgado Community College take out $24,673 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at Delgado Community College Report

#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Out of the 2 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $8,156 per year.

Nicholls State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Culinary Arts at Nicholls State University Report

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
Virginia 357
West Virginia 59
Tennessee 104
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Mississippi 320

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 2 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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