How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Montana?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 3 culinary arts schools in Montana is $8,331. 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 Montana?

Yes — Montana has 1 registered apprenticeship program 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 Montana?

Working culinary arts professionals in Montana earn a median of $38,060 per year, ranging from about $29,380 to $47,670 (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 Montana

3 schools in Montana offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 1 registered apprenticeship program in Montana trains culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Montana

Median net price / yr (Montana)

$8,331

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Montana)

$38,520

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Montana (all workers)

$38,060

range $29,380–$47,670 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Montana 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)
Flathead Valley Community College	Kalispell	public	$8,099	34%	$38,520
Miles Community College	Miles City	public	$10,405	51.6%	$42,862
Little Big Horn College	Crow Agency	public	$8,331	24.9%	$21,152

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 Montana

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Montana?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 3 culinary arts schools in Montana is $8,331. 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 Montana?: Yes — Montana has 1 registered apprenticeship program 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 Montana?: Working culinary arts professionals in Montana earn a median of $38,060 per year, ranging from about $29,380 to $47,670 (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.