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Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges
$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 261 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #84 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Virginia Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found ECPI University to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at ECPI University take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,904.

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#2

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Stratford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ai Virginia Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Ai Virginia Beach accumulate an average of around $20,247 in student debt.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
North Carolina 401
Florida 298
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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