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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$14,538 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,089 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brookdale Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $9,698 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUP are $18,927 per year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $323, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

IUP also took the #1 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Atlantic Cape Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Atlantic Cape Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Suffolk County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 per year.

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#5

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, PA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jna Institute of Culinary Arts are $14,575 per year.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the city of Dover.

Delaware Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,808 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Delaware Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. 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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Culinary Institute of America landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Culinary Institute of America are $36,620 a year.

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Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

Pittsburgh Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,974 in tuition and fees each year. Culinary Arts majors at Pittsburgh Technical College take out an average of $12,036 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #10, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $15,390 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Montco accumulate an average of around $10,010 in student debt.

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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 14 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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