2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Culinary Arts is the 80th most popular major in the country with 21,906 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,822 and had an average of $19,004 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 588 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the culinary arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree culinary arts students list, Nicholls State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,247 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Nicholls State University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $41,095 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Delhi. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Delhi, New York, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Delhi also made our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,867 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend SUNY Delhi.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Universidad del Este landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Carolina, , and it awarded 61 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UNE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,997 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students per year to attend Universidad del Este.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
Henry Ford College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Henry Ford College is $3,182 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
With a ranking of #6, National Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NLU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for National Louis University is $14,957 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Ai Virginia Beach also made our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $23,561 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students per year to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach.
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Baker College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Baker College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Baker College also took the #17 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baker College is $15,049 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The Art Institute of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ai Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree culinary arts students list, Ai Houston has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Houston is $22,844 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
SUNY Cobleskill landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree culinary arts students list, SUNY Cobleskill has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,647 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.
The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree culinary arts students list, Ai Atlanta has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Atlanta is $23,051 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
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With a ranking of #12, Culinary Institute of America did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Hyde Park, New York, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree culinary arts students list, The Culinary Institute of America has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Culinary Institute of America is $28,546 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
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With a ranking of #13, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree culinary arts students list, International Fine Arts College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for International Fine Arts College is $20,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
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Johnson & Wales University - Denver ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Johnson & Wales University - Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
JWU Denver also took the #2 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - Denver is $26,221 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Johnson & Wales University - North Miami landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in North Miami, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
JWU North Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - North Miami is $22,909 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
Lackawanna College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Lackawanna College also took the #18 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,120 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students per year to attend Lackawanna College.
Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Penn College is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Penn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Technology is $25,794 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
With a ranking of #18, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Paul Smith’s College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is $23,784 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
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With a ranking of #19, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is $32,698 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
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New England Culinary Institute came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Montpelier, Vermont, this small private for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at New England Culinary Institute, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New England Culinary Institute is $26,777 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #21, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Ai San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ai San Antonio is $22,421 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
With a ranking of #22, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
JWU Providence not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence is $26,775 for Bachelor’s Degree Culinary Arts students.
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The Art Institute of Austin came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Ai Austin also made our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Austin is $24,156 for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
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References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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