by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree 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 culinary arts students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is a medium-sized school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 2,419 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flathead Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Flathead Valley Community College is located in Kalispell, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 123 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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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 Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mountain College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 26 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Wyoming College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CWC is a small public school situated in Riverton, Wyoming. It awarded 2 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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Colorado Mesa University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 19 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Pueblo Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 83 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
North Idaho College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. North Idaho College is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 7 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 14 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at The University of Montana
With a ranking of #15, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Idaho State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 0 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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