How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Missouri?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 11 culinary arts schools in Missouri is $9,750. 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 Missouri?

Yes — Missouri has 17 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 Missouri?

Working culinary arts professionals in Missouri earn a median of $36,940 per year, ranging from about $28,890 to $46,970 (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 Missouri

11 schools in Missouri offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 17 registered apprenticeship programs in Missouri train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Missouri

Median net price / yr (Missouri)

$9,750

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Missouri)

$36,922

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Missouri (all workers)

$36,940

range $28,890–$46,970 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Missouri 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)
Lex La-Ray Technical Center	Lexington	public	$6,219	100%	$52,142
St Charles Community College	Cottleville	public	$5,837	25.2%	$42,422
Jefferson College	Hillsboro	public	$7,378	32.3%	$40,782
Ozarks Technical Community College	Springfield	public	$6,936	28.6%	$36,455
Saint Louis Community College	Bridgeton	public	$8,440	19.3%	$35,325
Missouri State University-West Plains	West Plains	public	$9,750	27.3%	$36,922
East Central College	Union	public	$13,128	33.3%	$36,916
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center	Cape Girardeau	public	$17,598	76.6%	$44,369
Waynesville Career Center	Waynesville	public	$28,418	69.7%	$40,979
Southern Missouri Technical Institute	West Plains	public	$22,260	85.5%	$31,460
Franklin Technology Center Adult Education	Joplin	public	$30,618	65.1%	$36,700

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 Missouri

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Missouri?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 11 culinary arts schools in Missouri is $9,750. 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 Missouri?: Yes — Missouri has 17 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 Missouri?: Working culinary arts professionals in Missouri earn a median of $36,940 per year, ranging from about $28,890 to $46,970 (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.