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2027 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota

[Culinary Arts](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for culinary arts students.

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• Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota

2027 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Minnesota

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in culinary arts, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Culinary Arts Schools

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN

$5,940 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,887 Avg Student Debt

$49,460 Median Earnings (10yr)

Hennepin Technical College earned the #1 spot for value among culinary arts schools in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a moderately-sized public university. In-state tuition and fees average $5,940. Students borrow a median of $17,887 to complete the culinary arts program here. Culinary Arts graduates of Hennepin Technical College earn a median of $52,059 early in their careers. Set against $17,887 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College
Saint Paul, MN

$6,326 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,500 Avg Student Debt

$38,399 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in culinary arts will find it at Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $6,326 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $17,500 to complete the culinary arts program here. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from Saint Paul College A Community And Technical College generally make around $32,478. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.