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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

43 Colleges
$31,534 Avg Salary
$33,957 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Providence to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

Culinary Arts majors at JWU Providence take out an average of $27,749 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $462, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Culinary Institute of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in culinary arts at The Culinary Institute of America, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Culinary Institute of America Report

#3

Universidad del Este

Carolina, PR

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Universidad del Este helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the United States. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Carolina.

About 63% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 37% are male.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at UNE take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $15,821.

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the United States. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

Of the 42 students majoring in culinary arts at Nicholls State University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Nicholls State University Report

#5

SUNY Delhi

Delhi, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Delhi helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the town of Delhi, SUNY Delhi is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Mississippi University for Women landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree culinary arts programs. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 87% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree culinary arts programs. Paul Smith's College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paul Smiths.

Women make up 58% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree culinary arts programs. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 11 students majoring in culinary arts at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $666.

Full Culinary Arts at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Report

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Ai Virginia Beach take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $37,904. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $395.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Of the 11 students majoring in culinary arts at TWU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 25 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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