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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, Lincoln Tech - Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 39% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate 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 Middle Atlantic Region . The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.

Of the 32 students majoring in culinary arts at The Culinary Institute of America, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Of the 16 students majoring in culinary arts at Brookdale Community College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Brookdale Community College carry an average student debt load of $13,031.

Full Culinary Arts at Brookdale Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ocean County Vocational-Technical School is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Toms River, OCVTS is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 62% are male.

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YTI Career Institute-York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. YTI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at YTI accumulate an average of around $12,965 in student debt.

Full Culinary Arts at YTI Career Institute-York Report

#7

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Erie Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Culinary Arts majors at Erie Community College take out an average of $14,320 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at Erie Community College Report

Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

About 89% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Prince George’s Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at PGCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Niagara County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 234
New York 1,073
Maryland 73
New Jersey 110
Delaware 21

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 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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