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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
645 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 645 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,735 and $13,456 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent culinary arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region culinary arts students.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Plains States Region

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Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

Saint Paul College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $11,507 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Saint Paul College

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

JCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JCCC is $13,371 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students.

Read more about Culinary Arts at JCCC

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 44 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kirkwood Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $9,906 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students.

Full Kirkwood Community College Culinary Arts Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.

DMACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,557 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students per year to attend DMACC.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Des Moines Area Community College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 47 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Southeast Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College Area is $7,190 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Southeast Community College Area

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

Saint Louis Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis Community College is $7,056 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Saint Louis Community College

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Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,309 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Western Iowa Tech Community College

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Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. OTC is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 39 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OTC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ozarks Technical Community College is $7,525 for Plains States Region Culinary Arts students.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at OTC

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Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Butler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 18 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Butler CC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,255 for plains states region culinary arts students per year to attend Butler Community College.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Butler Community College

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