by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for culinary arts students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 87 associate degrees in culinary arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of culinary arts for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality culinary arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for culinary arts students seeking a an associate degree.
Madison Area Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in culinary arts. Madison College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Madison.More information about a associate in culinary arts from Madison Area Technical College
Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in culinary arts has to check out Milwaukee Area Technical College. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the culinary arts program state that they receive average early career income of $25,304.
More information about a associate in culinary arts from Milwaukee Area Technical College
It is hard to beat Fox Valley Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Associate recipients from the culinary arts program at Fox Valley Technical College get $4,716 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
More information about a associate in culinary arts from Fox Valley Technical College
It is difficult to beat Waukesha County Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in culinary arts from Waukesha County Technical College
Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
One of 4 majors within the Personal & Culinary Services area of study, Culinary Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 71 |
| Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 10 |
| Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 6 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 27 |
| Cosmetology | 11 |
.jpg){kind=link}