2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
With 261 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #84 most popular major in Virginia.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named ECPI University the most popular school in Virginia for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Culinary Arts majors at ECPI University take out an average of $14,698 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $135, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stratford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Stratford University take out is $35,750.
The excellent programs at Virginia Western Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Virginia. Virginia Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Virginia Western Community College take out $14,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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The excellent programs at Rappahannock Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Virginia. RCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Glenns.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Virginia list. Ai Virginia Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at Ai Virginia Beach accumulate an average of around $27,418 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $331, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Tidewater Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Tidewater Community College take out is $20,593.
Central Virginia Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Virginia list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the city of Lynchburg.
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Southside Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Southside Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Alberta.
Columbia College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Columbia College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Vienna.
Piedmont Virginia Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a small student population.
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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 192 |
| North Carolina | 401 |
| Florida | 298 |
| Tennessee | 36 |
| Kentucky | 109 |
| South Carolina | 85 |
| Louisiana | 132 |
| Arkansas | 53 |
| Alabama | 64 |
| Mississippi | 105 |
| West Virginia | 33 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
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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