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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$15,506 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brookdale Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Brookdale Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,798.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $18,897 in tuition and fees each year.

IUP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlantic Cape Community College are $8,340 per year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Atlantic Cape Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,357.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the small city of Dover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $11,808 per year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Delaware Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $7,236.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Delaware Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,740 in tuition and fees each year. Culinary Arts majors at Suffolk County Community College take out an average of $7,363 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at Suffolk County Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the small city of Schenectady.

SUNY Schenectady undergraduate students pay an average of $10,432 in tuition and fees each year. On average, culinary arts graduates from SUNY Schenectady take out $19,208 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at SUNY Schenectady County Community College Report

Kingsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,132 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from KCC carry an average student debtload of $8,167.

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Niagara County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Niagara County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,423 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Niagara County Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,244.

Full Culinary Arts at Niagara County Community College Report

#9

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #9, Nassau Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nassau Community College are $12,130 a year.

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Hudson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

HCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,798 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at HCCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,292.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 234
New York 1,073
Maryland 73
New Jersey 110
Delaware 21

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

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 25 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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