General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools to find the best for general cooking & related culinary arts students.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general cooking & related culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Mesa State College tops our 2027 ranking of the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools. Mesa State College is a large public school located in the city of Grand Junction. The six-year graduation rate is 47%. There were roughly 50 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Mesa State College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general cooking & related culinary arts program make about $43,617 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $22,310.
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Students looking for a strong general cooking & related culinary arts program will find one at Pikes Peak Community College, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Community College is a large public university. There were roughly 54 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Pikes Peak Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general cooking & related culinary arts program make about $41,037 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $16,066 to complete this degree.
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A rank of #3 makes Pueblo Community College one of the top schools for general cooking & related culinary arts. Set in the city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. There were roughly 10 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Pueblo Community College in the most recent data year. General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts graduates of Pueblo Community College earn a median of $42,377 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $14,106.
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Students looking for a strong general cooking & related culinary arts program will find one at Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder, which ranked #4. This large private for-profit university is located in the city of Boulder. About 139 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees were awarded at Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder in the most recent year. General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts graduates of Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Boulder earn a median of $27,953 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $14,198 to complete this degree.
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A rank of #5 makes Pickens Technical College one of the top schools for general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the city of Aurora, Pickens Technical College is a small public university. About 27 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees were awarded at Pickens Technical College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, general cooking & related culinary arts degree recipients from Pickens Technical College generally make around $35,622. Pickens Technical College graduates carry a median of $10,250 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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 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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