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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,747 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 1,073 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #67 most popular major in New York.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New York to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts

Our analysis found Suffolk County Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 a year.

Full Culinary Arts at Suffolk County Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SUNY Schenectady County Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Schenectady, SUNY Schenectady is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Schenectady are $5,524 per year.

Full Culinary Arts at SUNY Schenectady County Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Niagara County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in New York. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 a year.

Full Culinary Arts at Niagara County Community College Report

#4

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Erie Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in New York. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Erie Community College are $5,722 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Erie Community College take out $14,320 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at Erie Community College Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Culinary Institute of America helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Culinary Institute of America are $35,550 per year.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 234
Maryland 73
New Jersey 110
Delaware 21

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 5 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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