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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school 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.
The Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,812 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Madison College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,047.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Madison College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,722 in tuition and fees each year.
WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oakland Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Auburn Hills, Oakland Community College is a public school with a fairly 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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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Schoolcraft College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Schoolcraft College are $7,652 a year.
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Grand Rapids 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Rapids Community College are $11,679 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Grand Rapids Community College take out $10,832 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $7,018 a year.
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Kalamazoo Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,596 in tuition and fees each year.
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Baker College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baker College are $12,710 per year.
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Lake Land 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 #10 on the list. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $13,905 per year.
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Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 413 |
| Indiana | 181 |
| Wisconsin | 333 |
| Ohio | 305 |
| Illinois | 668 |
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
Majors Similar 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 16 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).
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