2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New York
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
In 2021-2022, culinary arts students earned 1,514 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools
Our analysis found Institute of Culinary Education to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Institute of Culinary Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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The excellent programs at Culinary Institute of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in New York. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Suffolk County Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in New York. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at SUNY Schenectady County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in New York. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the small city of Schenectady.
Nassau Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Alfred State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred State is a public school with a small student population.
SUNY Delhi landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the town of Delhi.
With a ranking of #9, Niagara County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Monroe College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New York ranking. Monroe College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
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 |
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Pennsylvania | 327 |
New Jersey | 167 |
Maryland | 153 |
Delaware | 30 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 10,546 |
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 5,029 |
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts | 3,303 |
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 1,394 |
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant | 786 |
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services | 335 |
Institutional Food Workers | 204 |
Culinary Science/Culinology | 203 |
Bartending/Bartender | 157 |
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager | 82 |
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter | 28 |
Wine Steward/Sommelier | 8 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Cosmetology | 124,611 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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