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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island

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$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the most popular major in Rhode Island with 403 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Providence the most popular school in Rhode Island for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at JWU Providence take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,236. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $348.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 97
Maine 29
Connecticut 151
New Hampshire 17

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

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 2 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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