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2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Hawaii

2 Colleges in Hawaii
195 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,750 Avg 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for culinary arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 195 degrees in culinary arts annually.

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Culinary Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts

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 Schools in Hawaii list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in Hawaii

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.

Top Hawaii Schools in Culinary Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
86 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

Kapiolani Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Honolulu.

Those culinary arts students who get their degree from Kapiolani Community College receive $2,132 more than the typical culinary arts grad.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Kapiolani Community College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Leeward Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in culinary arts from Leeward Community College

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 408
Washington 300 158
Oregon 266 66
Nevada 192 61
Alaska 119 10

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One of 4 majors within the Personal & Culinary Services area of study, Culinary Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 195

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 293

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