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Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,154 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,089 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, culinary arts students earned 1,514 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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. 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.

The Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

Our analysis found Suffolk County Community College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Schenectady is a small public school located in the small city of Schenectady.

SUNY Schenectady undergraduate students pay an average of $5,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Niagara County Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara County Community College are $6,165 per year.

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#4

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Erie Community College are $5,950 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Culinary Institute of America. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Culinary Institute of America are $36,620 per year.

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Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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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