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2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

3 Colleges
$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder

Boulder, CO
2,792 Undergraduate Certificates
$26,698 Average Earnings
$8,986 Average Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder the most popular online school in the United States for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 2,792 students majoring in culinary arts at Escoffier - Boulder, 29% are male and 71% are female.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Escoffier - Boulder take out $8,986 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $87, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

SOWELA Technical Community College

Lake Charles, LA
22 Undergraduate Certificates

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

About 55% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at SOWELA Technical Community College Report

#3

Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles

Pasadena, CA
$31,113 Average Earnings
$5,465 Average Student Debt

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles is a great place for culinary arts students working on their online undergraduate certificate. 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.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles carry an average student debtload of $5,465. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $382, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Culinary Arts at Institute of Culinary Education - Los Angeles Report

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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 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 3 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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