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2026 Best Value Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager Schools in Michigan

[Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/restaurant-culinary-and-catering-management-manager/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 5 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value restaurant, culinary catering management/manager schools.

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• Best Value Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager Schools in Michigan

2026 Best Value Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager Schools in Michigan

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the restaurant, culinary catering management/manager degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager Schools

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Macomb Community College
Warren, MI

$3,660 In-State Tuition & Fees

$9,862 Avg Student Debt

$41,596 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in restaurant, culinary catering management/manager, no school beat Macomb Community College this year. Macomb Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Warren. In-state tuition and fees average $3,660, while out-of-state students pay about $8,370. Typical student debt for restaurant, culinary catering management/manager graduates is $9,862. Early-career restaurant, culinary catering management/manager graduates make about $38,758. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

Baker College Of Flint
Owosso, MI

$13,000 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,000 Avg Student Debt

$35,833 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Baker College Of Flint one of the best values for restaurant, culinary catering management/manager. Baker College Of Flint is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,000. Typical student debt for restaurant, culinary catering management/manager graduates is $12,000. Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/manager graduates of Baker College Of Flint earn a median of $25,204 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Baker College Of Flint admits about 82% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 5 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.