2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Top New England Region Trade Schools in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the New England Region list. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 97 |
Maine | 29 |
Connecticut | 151 |
Rhode Island | 403 |
New Hampshire | 17 |
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 |
Majors Similar 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 6 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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