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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
In 2021-2022, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in New Jersey
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hudson County Community College the most popular school in New Jersey for culinary arts students. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ocean County Vocational-Technical School is a great place for culinary arts students. OCVTS is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey list. PCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Paterson.
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With a ranking of #6, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. RCBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mount Laurel.
Full Culinary Arts at Rowan College at Burlington County Report
Eastwick College - Hackensack ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.
Mercer County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #8, County College of Morris did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the suburb of Randolph, County College of Morris is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Middlesex County College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Edison.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Middlesex County College
Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,514 |
| Pennsylvania | 327 |
| Maryland | 153 |
| Delaware | 30 |
Culinary Arts Related Majors
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
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 17 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.