by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,977 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,099 and $15,841 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 556 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. That schools that top this list have a program in culinary arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree culinary arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Escoffier - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 388 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flathead Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small school located in Kalispell, Montana that handed out 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pikes Peak Community College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 14 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the #5 spot on the list. Glenwood Springs, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Central Wyoming College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Riverton, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is located in Sheridan, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Pueblo Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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North Idaho College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Red Rocks Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 1 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Idaho State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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