[Other Culinary Arts & Related Services](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/culinary-arts-and-related-services-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 32 schools to find the best return on investment for other culinary arts & related services students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other culinary arts & related services, balancing cost against outcomes.
Our analysis ranked Culinary Institute Of America the best value for a degree in other culinary arts & related services in the United States. Set in the suburb of Hyde Park, Culinary Institute Of America is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $38,670. Typical student debt for other culinary arts & related services graduates is $27,000. Soon after graduation, other culinary arts & related services degree recipients from Culinary Institute Of America generally make around $43,808. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Culinary Institute Of America admits about 91% of applicants.
Johnson And Wales University Providence came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value other culinary arts & related services schools. Set in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $41,982. Other Culinary Arts & Related Services graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other culinary arts & related services degree recipients from Johnson And Wales University Providence generally make around $32,775. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 32 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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