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2026 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Kansas

1 Colleges in the United States
135 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$40,532 Avg Early-Career Salary

Culinary Arts programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for culinary arts students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in Kansas

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall culinary arts education in Kansas.

Top Schools in Culinary Arts

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Our analysis ranked Johnson County Community College the best school in the country for a degree in culinary arts. Set in the city of Overland Park, Johnson County Community College is a very large public institution. About 43 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Johnson County Community College in the most recent year. Graduates of the culinary arts program make about $38,977 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $13,532. See the full culinary arts program report for Johnson County Community College

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Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. Kansas City Kansas Community College awarded about 70 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Kansas City Kansas Community College earn around $43,216 in the first couple years of their career. Kansas City Kansas Community College graduates carry a median of $13,129 in student loans. See the full culinary arts program report for Kansas City Kansas Community College

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Students looking for a strong culinary arts program will find one at Butler Community College, which ranked #3. Set in the town of El Dorado, Butler Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. There were roughly 22 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Butler Community College in the most recent data year. Culinary Arts graduates of Butler Community College earn a median of $39,404 early in their careers. Butler Community College graduates carry a median of $16,670 in student loans. Get the full culinary arts details for Butler Community College

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 9 schools evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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