A degree in culinary arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #97 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of culinary arts. Combined, these schools handed out 305 degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.
The culinary arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Culinary Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Culinary Arts Schools in Ohio.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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If you aren't 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.
It is difficult to beat Cincinnati State Technical and Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #442 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cincinnati State is a great college overall.
There were roughly 45 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent year we have data available. Those culinary arts students who get their degree from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College receive $5,246 more than the average culinary arts grad.
Any student who is interested in culinary arts has to look into Sinclair Community College. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #816 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Sinclair Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 91 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn an average of $21,940 in their early career salary.
Cuyahoga Community College District is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Cleveland. This college ranks 45th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 62 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Cuyahoga Community College District in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program report average early career wages of $23,512.
It's hard to beat Stark State College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Stark State College is a large public college located in the large suburb of North Canton. This college ranks 62nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 13 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Stark State College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients typically earn around $23,521 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).