2024 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
645Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,735Avg Early-Career Salary
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 looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 645 degrees in culinary arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in the Plains States Region
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.
Saint Paul College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #841 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Saint Paul College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 43 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Saint Paul College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in culinary arts has to take a look at Johnson County Community College. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #607 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JCCC is a great college overall.
There were about 33 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at JCCC in the most recent data year. Those culinary arts students who get their degree from Johnson County Community College receive $13,553 more than the average culinary arts graduate.
Des Moines Area Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #501 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.
There were about 56 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent year we have data available. Culinary Arts degree recipients from Des Moines Area Community College earn a boost of approximately $6,236 over the average earnings of culinary arts graduates.
Kirkwood Community College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 44 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the culinary arts major at Kirkwood Community College get $2,192 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1101 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Southeast Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 47 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program report average early career earnings of $24,176.
OTC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. This college ranks 28th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 39 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at OTC in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients generally make an average of $23,062 at the beginning of their careers.
Saint Louis Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Bridgeton. This college ranks 33rd out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 34 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, culinary arts degree recipients generally make about $22,897 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 27th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 54 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Western Iowa Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program report average early career wages of $19,772.
Located in the town of El Dorado, Butler CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 17th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 18 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Butler CC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program report average early career earnings of $23,217.
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).
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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.
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