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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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
Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,677 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 2 spot on the 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bristol are $10,224 a year.
The excellent associate degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the New England Region . JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JWU Providence are $38,096 a 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.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 97 |
| Maine | 29 |
| Connecticut | 151 |
| Rhode Island | 403 |
| New Hampshire | 17 |
Culinary Arts Related Majors for 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
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.