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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,280 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,593 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #159 most popular major in Massachusetts with 81 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $5,352 per year.

North Shore Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

Full Culinary Arts at North Shore Community College Report

#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

The excellent associate degree programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $5,208 per year.

Full Culinary Arts at Bristol Community College Report

Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 29
New Hampshire 17
Maine 24
Rhode Island 400

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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