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Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
In 2021-2022, 22,075 people earned a degree or certificate in culinary arts, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.
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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 640 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Culinary Arts
Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. National University College is a very large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bayamon.
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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 #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
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The excellent programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Institute of Culinary Education ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. Institute of Culinary Education is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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With a ranking of #7, Escuela Hotelera de San Juan did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of Hato Rey, Escuela Hotelera de San Juan is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #11 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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Hinds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #12 on the list. Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.
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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.
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Miami Dade College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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ECPI University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
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Arizona Culinary Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Pikes Peak Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
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Wake Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #19 on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
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El Centro College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Trident Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.
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With a ranking of #22, Helms College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Helms College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Lee College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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St Philip’s College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.
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Culinary Institute Inc ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 640 different United States culinary arts schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Culinary Arts students that almost earned our Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools award.
Culinary Arts by Region
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Majors Related to 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
Most Popular Majors Related to Culinary Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 25 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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