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2026 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Oregon

[Culinary Arts](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for culinary arts students.

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• Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Oregon

2026 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Oregon

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Culinary Arts Schools

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Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay, OR

$7,192 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,000 Avg Student Debt

$38,349 Median Earnings (10yr)

Southwestern Oregon Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value culinary arts schools in Oregon. Set in the town of Coos Bay, Southwestern Oregon Community College is a mid-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,192. Culinary Arts graduates carry a median of $12,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from Southwestern Oregon Community College generally make around $27,791. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR

$5,683 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,250 Avg Student Debt

$38,940 Median Earnings (10yr)

Central Oregon Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value culinary arts schools. Set in the city of Bend, Central Oregon Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,683, compared with $15,246 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $16,250 to complete the culinary arts program here. Early-career culinary arts graduates make about $52,183. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 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.