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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$13,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,089 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major 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 Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUP are $11,320 a year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $323.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montco are $10,650 a year. The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Montco take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,010.

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#3

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jna Institute of Culinary Arts. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts undergraduate students pay an average of $14,575 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburgh Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pittsburgh Technical College are $16,974 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Pittsburgh Technical College carry an average student debtload of $12,036.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend YTI Career Institute-York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. YTI is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of York.

On average, culinary arts graduates from YTI take out $9,882 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, YTI is ranked #3 for overall quality for culinary arts in Pennsylvania.

Full Culinary Arts at YTI Career Institute-York Report

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
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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