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2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Washington

2 Colleges in Washington
354 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,750 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for culinary arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 354 degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.

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Culinary Arts Rankings by 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 Washington 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 Washington

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 Washington Schools in Culinary Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Clover Park Technical College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in culinary arts. CPTC is a small public college located in the city of Lakewood.More information about a degree in culinary arts from Clover Park Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$23,529 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Spokane Community College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Spokane.

Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $23,529.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Spokane 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
Oregon 266 66
Nevada 192 61
Hawaii 164 111
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
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 200
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 138
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 7
Wine Steward/Sommelier 4
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 4
Culinary Science/Culinology 1

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Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 2,259
Funeral & Mortuary Science 13

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