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2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Schools

15 Colleges
$24,855 Avg Salary
$17,765 Avg Student Debt

Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder the most popular online school in the United States for culinary arts students. Escoffier - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Boulder.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Escoffier - Boulder take out $12,906 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $146.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Schools list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

The excellent online programs at Trident Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Trident Technical College take out $14,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent online programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the United States. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students pursuing an online degree. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

Culinary Arts majors at UA Pulaski Tech take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Schools ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $13,860 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #6, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

After completing their degree, culinary arts graduates from International Fine Arts College carry an average student debtload of $33,113. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $203.

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Northeast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Schools list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Scottsdale Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Schools ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

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James A Rhodes State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

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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 15 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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