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Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools

6 Colleges
$25,593 Avg Salary
$17,005 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Escoffier - Boulder is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

Of the 388 students majoring in culinary arts at Escoffier - Boulder, 47% are male and 53% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Escoffier - Boulder accumulate an average of around $16,632 in student debt.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Delgado Community College accumulate an average of around $22,042 in student debt.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at SOWELA Technical Community 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 small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the United States. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out an average of $15,847 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Online helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means James A Rhodes State College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online associate degree. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.

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Far Western US
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Great Lakes

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 6 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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