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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.
2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per 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.
Madison College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year.
WCTC 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.
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 college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,400 per year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Oakland Community College
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 large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 per year.
FVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Schoolcraft College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Schoolcraft College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,652 in tuition and fees each year.
Grand Rapids Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Grand Rapids Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,679 in tuition and fees each year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Grand Rapids Community College take out $10,832 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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 large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $7,018 a year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College are $8,596 a year.
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 distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Baker College are $12,710 a year.
Lake Land College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.
Lake Land College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,905 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.
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