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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found ECPI University to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in culinary arts at ECPI University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at ECPI University take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,904.

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Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Virginia Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at Central Virginia Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Central Virginia Community College

Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Ai Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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

On average, culinary arts graduates from Ai Virginia Beach take out $20,247 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach Report

#5

Columbia College

Vienna, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Columbia College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Vienna.

Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at Columbia College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Columbia College

#5

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stratford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Stratford University Report

Dabney S Lancaster Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges 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

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 7 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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