How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Tennessee?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 6 culinary arts schools in Tennessee is $11,326. 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 Tennessee?

Yes — Tennessee has 29 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 Tennessee?

Working culinary arts professionals in Tennessee earn a median of $36,420 per year, ranging from about $27,910 to $45,650 (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 Tennessee

6 schools in Tennessee offer culinary arts-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 29 registered apprenticeship programs in Tennessee train culinary arts apprentices — see apprenticeships.

Schools in Tennessee

Median net price / yr (Tennessee)

$11,326

national: $8,331

Median earnings (Tennessee)

$34,517

national: $38,801

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Culinary Arts pay in Tennessee (all workers)

$36,420

range $27,910–$45,650 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working culinary arts professionals in Tennessee 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)
Pellissippi State Community College	Knoxville	public	$4,983	33.4%	$38,440
Walters State Community College	Morristown	public	$5,387	35%	$37,085
Nashville State Community College	Nashville	public	$6,777	23.7%	$38,519
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville	Huntsville	public	$15,875	71.6%	$31,949
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	private for-profit	$23,958	54.4%	$31,102
Remington College-Memphis Campus	Memphis	private nonprofit	$26,572	45.8%	$31,349

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 Tennessee

How much do Culinary Arts schools cost in Tennessee?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 6 culinary arts schools in Tennessee is $11,326. 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 Tennessee?: Yes — Tennessee has 29 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 Tennessee?: Working culinary arts professionals in Tennessee earn a median of $36,420 per year, ranging from about $27,910 to $45,650 (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.