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2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools

15 Colleges
$24,478 Avg Salary
$14,830 Avg Student Debt

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 Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Colleges.

Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SOWELA Technical Community College is a great place for culinary arts students pursuing an online degree. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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#3

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#4

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent online programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the United States. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent online programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical 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 North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Scottsdale Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Miami, International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools ranking. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

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#10

National Holistic Institute

Emeryville, CA

With a ranking of #10, National Holistic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the suburb of Emeryville, National Holistic Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 15 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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