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Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate 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 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the most popular school in Massachusetts for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. BHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Boston.

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

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Bunker Hill Community College

Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Massasoit Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeastern Technical Institute is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Southeastern Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of South Easton.

Full Culinary Arts at Southeastern Technical Institute Report

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 basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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 basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 62% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#5

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Berkshire Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their basic certificate. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

Full Culinary Arts at Bristol Community College Report

#8

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate culinary arts programs. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the city of West Barnstable.

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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
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 8 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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