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Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools

6 Colleges
$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

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 associate degree in the United States. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Escoffier - Boulder take out an average of $15,323 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $224.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Delgado Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 43% are male.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Delgado Community College take out $24,673 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College accumulate an average of around $14,914 in student debt.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the # 5 spot on the list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means James A Rhodes State College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 6 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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