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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges
$25,593 Avg Salary
$17,005 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, culinary arts students earned 400 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Providence to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

On average, culinary arts graduates from JWU Providence take out $17,376 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $314.

Full Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

Out of the 2 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 81
Connecticut 29
New Hampshire 17
Maine 24

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 2 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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