If you plan on majoring in culinary arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #97 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 419 degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.
Your choice of culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for culinary arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Culinary Arts Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the culinary arts degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Baker College if you wish to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Owosso. A Best Colleges rank of #1225 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baker College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 46 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Baker College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program report average early career wages of $25,204.
Grand Rapids Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #729 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Grand Rapids Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 59 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Grand Rapids Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn an average of $25,461 in the first couple years of their career.
Northwestern Michigan College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts. NMC is a small public college located in the city of Traverse City. This college ranks 46th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 21 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at NMC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, culinary arts degree recipients typically earn an average of $26,586 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student who is interested in culinary arts has to take a look at Schoolcraft College. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Livonia. This college ranks 41st out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 61 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Schoolcraft College in the most recent data year. Those culinary arts students who get their degree from Schoolcraft College make $2,498 more than the standard culinary arts student.
Macomb Community College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Warren. A Best Colleges rank of #499 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Macomb Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 27 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Macomb Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn an average of $20,701 for their early career.
Henry Ford College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Dearborn. This college ranks 33rd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 21 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Henry Ford College in the most recent data year.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo. This college ranks 34th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 22 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in the most recent data year. Those culinary arts students who get their degree from Kalamazoo Valley Community College make $2,093 more than the typical culinary arts student.
MCC is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Flint. A Best Colleges rank of #1220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 15 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for culinary arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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