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2024 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
2,977 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$26,099 Avg Early-Career Salary
Culinary Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #97 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of culinary arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,977 degrees in culinary arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts School

Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Culinary Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Culinary Arts Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region

The schools below may not offer all types of culinary arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Culinary Arts

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2,419 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
49.2% Growth in Graduates

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in culinary arts. Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

There were about 2419 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Escoffier - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn about $26,698 for their early career.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder

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Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, CO
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
123 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
30.9% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Pikes Peak Community College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. PPCC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

There were approximately 123 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at PPCC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program report average early career income of $26,520.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Pikes Peak Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,828 Median Starting Salary
$9,249 Median Student Debt

Utah Valley University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in culinary arts. UVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Orem.

There were about 23 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program make about $20,828 for their early career.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 477
Utah 266 36
Idaho 219 19
Montana 188 17
Wyoming 162 7

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Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 1,802
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 839
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 237
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 64
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 19
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 8
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 8

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Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 6,142
Funeral & Mortuary Science 57

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