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2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Ohio

3 Colleges in Ohio
274 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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 274 degrees in culinary arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts School

Best Culinary Arts Schools in Ohio The culinary arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Culinary Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Culinary Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts

The culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Culinary Arts Schools in Ohio. 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 Ohio

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 Ohio Schools in Culinary Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$28,037 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in culinary arts needs to check out Sinclair Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 60 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Sinclair Community College in the most recent data year. Culinary Arts degree recipients from Sinclair Community College earn a boost of about $3,287 over the average income of culinary arts majors.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
70 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
35.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Cincinnati State Technical and Community College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 14th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 70 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati State in the most recent year we have data available. Culinary Arts degree recipients from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College earn a boost of around $11,580 above the typical income of culinary arts graduates.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
49 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Cuyahoga Community College District is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #468 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cuyahoga Community College District is a great college overall.

There were approximately 49 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Cuyahoga Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 228
Illinois 304 253
Indiana 294 12
Wisconsin 273 106

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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 168
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 75
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 14
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 12
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 5

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 4,417
Funeral & Mortuary Science 62
Other Personal & Culinary Services 2

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