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Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,059 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,089 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts

Our analysis found Brookdale Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $8,948 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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlantic Cape Community College are $6,840 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCCC are $8,390 per year.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

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 3 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.

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