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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges
$24,944 Avg Salary
$12,777 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

With 167 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #16 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the trade school 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in New Jersey

Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Jersey Trade Schools in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Brookdale Community College the best school in New Jersey for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Brookdale Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hudson County Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. HCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

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Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastwick College - Hackensack landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackensack.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 9,052
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4,322
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,156
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,380
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 801
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 411
Culinary Science/Culinology 196
Bartending/Bartender 183
Institutional Food Workers 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 84
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 35
Wine Steward/Sommelier 7

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 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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