2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in New Jersey
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 110 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #110 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in New Jersey
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Atlantic Cape Community College the best value school in New Jersey for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Atlantic Cape Community College are $6,840 a year. While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at Atlantic Cape Community College accumulate an average of around $11,000 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brookdale Community College are $8,804 a year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Brookdale Community College take out $10,375 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at Hudson County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCCC are $8,390 per year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at HCCC take out is $11,650.
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The excellent programs at Eastwick College - Hackensack helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College - Hackensack is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Eastwick College - Hackensack undergraduate students pay an average of $17,424 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Eastwick College - Hackensack take out $18,081 in student loans while working on their degree.
Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 234 |
New York | 1,073 |
Maryland | 73 |
Delaware | 21 |
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Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 4 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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