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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #15 most popular major in Massachusetts with 97 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts 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.


 

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

#1

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Bristol Community College the most popular school in Massachusetts for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bunker Hill Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 16 students majoring in culinary arts at BHCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Bunker Hill Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Massasoit Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Shore Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at North Shore Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at North Shore Community College Report

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

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

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 29
Connecticut 151
Rhode Island 403
New Hampshire 17

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 5 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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