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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 22,075 people earned a degree or certificate in culinary arts, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 122 schools in the United States 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Johnson County Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,472 per year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Paul College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the United States. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Paul College are $6,318 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Saint Paul College carry an average student debtload of $8,369.
Saint Paul College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CPTC are $5,979 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at El Centro College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,389.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,812 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $12,047.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madison College also is in the top 5% of our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.
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Waukesha County 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 Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,722 per year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Southeast Community College Area came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year. Culinary Arts majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $10,957 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Southeast Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list.
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Gwinnett 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,686 per year.
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Kansas City Kansas 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 #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,244 per year.
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University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Maui College are $8,420 per year.
UH Maui College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Arkansas State University - Newport landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASUN are $4,416 a year.
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Oakland 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 #12 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Auburn Hills, Oakland Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,400 a year.
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Georgia Northwestern 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 #13 on the list. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 per year.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,977 in tuition and fees each year.
FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are $5,562 a year.
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San Jacinto Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,680 per year.
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Grayson 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 #18 on the list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.
Grayson College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,692 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 19 | West Georgia Technical College | Waco, GA |
| 20 | Schoolcraft College | Livonia, MI |
| 21 | Augusta Technical College | Augusta, GA |
| 22 | Kirkwood Community College | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 23 | Cerritos College | Norwalk, CA |
| 24 | Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids, MI |
Culinary Arts by Region
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Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Most Popular Majors Related to Culinary Arts
| 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 25 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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