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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 234 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #125 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in Pennsylvania 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Montgomery County Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Montgomery County Community College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at YTI Career Institute-York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of York, YTI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Pennsylvania. Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 40% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#4

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

Of the 5 students majoring in culinary arts at LCCC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Lehigh Carbon Community College Report

Pittsburgh Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at Pittsburgh Technical College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Pittsburgh Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,532 in student debt.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Pittsburgh Technical College

Delaware County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

About 33% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Delaware County Community College

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at IUP, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the city of Altoona.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center

Clearfield County Career and Technology Center came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. CCCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Clearfield.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Clearfield County Career and Technology Center

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 22 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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