How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Arkansas?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 8 culinary arts schools in Arkansas is $7,341. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in Arkansas?

Yes — Arkansas has 4 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a culinary arts earn in Arkansas?

Working culinary arts professionals in Arkansas earn a median of $30,180 per year, ranging from about $26,020 to $37,140 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Culinary Arts Schools in Arkansas

8 schools in Arkansas offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 4 registered apprenticeship programs in Arkansas train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Arkansas

Median net price / yr (Arkansas)

$7,341

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Arkansas)

$34,622

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Arkansas (all workers)

$30,180

range $26,020–$37,140 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Arkansas earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Ozarka College	Melbourne	public	$4,543	66.2%	$29,314
University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain	Mena	public	$4,842	50.7%	$30,037
NorthWest Arkansas Community College	Bentonville	public	$7,196	23.5%	$43,505
Arkansas State University Mid-South	West Memphis	public	$5,427	29.5%	$31,857
Arkansas State University-Newport	Newport	public	$8,444	43.6%	$41,524
South Arkansas College	El Dorado	public	$7,486	44.7%	$34,521
Arkansas Tech University	Russellville	public	$12,970	52.4%	$41,766
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College	North Little Rock	public	$14,327	29.7%	$34,722

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not culinary arts graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Culinary Arts school in Arkansas

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Arkansas?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 8 culinary arts schools in Arkansas is $7,341. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a culinary arts in Arkansas?: Yes — Arkansas has 4 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the culinary arts apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a culinary arts earn in Arkansas?: Working culinary arts professionals in Arkansas earn a median of $30,180 per year, ranging from about $26,020 to $37,140 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.