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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
With 153 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #12 most popular major in Maryland.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Maryland Trade Schools for an Associate in Culinary Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Anne Arundel Community College the most popular school in Maryland for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.
Women make up 76% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prince George’s Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in culinary arts at PGCC, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Women make up 83% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Allegany College of Maryland is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at Allegany College of Maryland, 67% are male and 33% are female.
The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Maryland. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Rockville.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frederick Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,514 |
| Pennsylvania | 327 |
| New Jersey | 167 |
| Delaware | 30 |
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 Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.