2026 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Oregon
Culinary Arts degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their culinary arts programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools to find the best for culinary arts students.
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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in Oregon
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Culinary Arts
No school ranked higher than Southwestern Oregon Community College this year for culinary arts. This mid-sized public university is located in the town of Coos Bay. Southwestern Oregon Community College awarded about 40 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Culinary Arts graduates of Southwestern Oregon Community College earn a median of $27,791 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $12,000 to complete this degree.
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Students looking for a strong culinary arts program will find one at Central Oregon Community College, which ranked #2. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Bend. About 18 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Central Oregon Community College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from Central Oregon Community College generally make around $52,183. Students borrow a median of $16,250 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.
- 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).
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