[Other Culinary Arts & Related Services](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/culinary-arts-and-related-services-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value other culinary arts & related services schools.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other culinary arts & related services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Northwestern Michigan College tops our 2026 list of the best value other culinary arts & related services schools in Michigan. Northwestern Michigan College is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Traverse City. In-state tuition and fees average $5,860, while out-of-state students pay about $13,476. Students borrow a median of $14,199 to complete the other culinary arts & related services program here. Early-career other culinary arts & related services graduates make about $26,586. That is a strong return on a $14,199 median debt.
A rank of #2 makes Michigan Career And Technical Institute one of the best values for other culinary arts & related services. Set in the rural area of Plainwell, Michigan Career And Technical Institute is a small public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,548, with out-of-state students paying around $12,408. Soon after graduation, other culinary arts & related services degree recipients from Michigan Career And Technical Institute generally make around $15,195.
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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 · 3 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).
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