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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
$26,626 Avg Salary
$14,134 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major 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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Trade Schools in Culinary Arts

Our analysis found Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pennsylvania College of Technology is a great place for culinary arts students. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.

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Out of the 9 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, YTI Career Institute-York landed the # 4 spot on the list. YTI is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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#5

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

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Montgomery County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
New Jersey 167
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

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
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 9 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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