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2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools

15 Colleges
$24,855 Avg Salary
$17,765 Avg Student Debt

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 19,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder the most popular online school in the United States for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a moderately-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 small city of Lake Charles.

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#3

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trident Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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#4

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Delgado Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Trade Schools list. Located in the city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Northeast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. 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 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 Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Miami, International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 large suburb of Emeryville, National Holistic Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 9,052
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4,322
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,156
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,380
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 801
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 411
Culinary Science/Culinology 196
Bartending/Bartender 183
Institutional Food Workers 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 84
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 35
Wine Steward/Sommelier 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

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.

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