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Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$13,692 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 234 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #125 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $13,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

IUP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $10,350 per year.

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#3

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jna Institute of Culinary Arts. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts are $14,575 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburgh Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,699 per year. Culinary Arts majors at Pittsburgh Technical College take out an average of $16,532 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, YTI Career Institute-York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of York, YTI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at YTI accumulate an average of around $12,965 in student debt.

YTI also made our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #5.

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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
New York 1,073
Maryland 73
New Jersey 110
Delaware 21

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

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.

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