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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in Minnesota (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 135th most popular major in the country with 10,007 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Minnesota, there were 90 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,738 and $20,226 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts/chef training. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent culinary arts/chef training programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts/chef training program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree culinary arts/chef training students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hennepin Technical College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,796 for Minnesota Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students with aid per year to attend Hennepin Technical College.

Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Hennepin Technical College

#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Paul College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $11,613 for Minnesota Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students with aid.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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