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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$6,301 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,089 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,298 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Florida 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.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

Our analysis found Pensacola State College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Florida. Located in the small city of Pensacola, Pensacola State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pensacola State are $2,365 a year.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $2,474 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Valencia College is ranked #3 for overall quality for culinary arts in Florida.

Full Culinary Arts at Valencia College Report

#3

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year.

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#4

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Daytona State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Florida. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Daytona State College are $3,106 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Miami, International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at International Fine Arts College are $20,794 a year. On average, culinary arts graduates from International Fine Arts College take out $15,380 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Marion 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. MTC is a small public school located in the city of Ocala.

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#6

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Lake Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Eustis, Lake Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Lake Technical College Report

#6

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

Sheridan Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the suburb of Hollywood, Sheridan Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Florida Education Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, Florida Education Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Georgia 864
South Carolina 215
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Tennessee 104
Mississippi 320

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

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 14 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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