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Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,479 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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


 

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Culinary Arts

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the best value school in the New England Region for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMCC are $6,677 per year.

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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 Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Shore Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#3

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Culinary Arts at Bristol Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $38,096 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from JWU Providence carry an average student debtload of $16,236. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $348.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 97
Maine 29
Connecticut 151
Rhode Island 403
New Hampshire 17

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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 4 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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