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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$15,715 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,389 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brookdale Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brookdale Community College are $9,698 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Brookdale Community College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Culinary Arts at Brookdale Community College Report

Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUP are $18,927 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Atlantic Cape Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlantic Cape Community College are $8,340 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Atlantic Cape Community College accumulate an average of around $14,356 in student debt.

Full Culinary Arts at Atlantic Cape Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,740 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Suffolk County Community College accumulate an average of around $9,187 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delaware Tech are $11,808 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Delaware Tech take out an average of $7,500 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Delaware Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the small city of Schenectady.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Schenectady are $10,768 a year.

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Kingsborough Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KCC are $8,132 per year.

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Niagara County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Niagara County Community College are $11,205 a year. Culinary Arts majors at Niagara County Community College take out an average of $11,787 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $12,130 per year.

Nassau Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Hudson County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCCC are $11,798 per year. Culinary Arts majors at HCCC take out an average of $12,100 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
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 25 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.

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