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2026 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in Arkansas

[Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/baking-and-pastry-arts-baker-pastry-chef/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef schools.

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• Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in Arkansas

2026 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in Arkansas

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools

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Northwest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR

$3,342 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,500 Avg Student Debt

$43,505 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, no school beat Northwest Arkansas Community College this year. Located in the city of Bentonville, Northwest Arkansas Community College is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $3,342, compared with $5,238 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates is $12,500. Early-career baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates make about $26,011. That is a strong return on a $12,500 median debt.

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Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock, AR

$6,300 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,250 Avg Student Debt

$34,722 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Pulaski Technical College earned it the #2 place for baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Set in the city of North Little Rock, Pulaski Technical College is a moderately-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $6,300 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $9,450. Students borrow a median of $19,250 to complete the baking & pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program here. Baking & Pastry Arts/baker/pastry Chef graduates of Pulaski Technical College earn a median of $25,597 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.