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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Pennsylvania
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In 2021-2022, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.
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 Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our analysis found The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 34 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Out of the 34 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Oakdale.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Commonwealth Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. CTI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means YTI Career Institute-York is a great place for culinary arts students. YTI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
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With a ranking of #6, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.
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Lackawanna College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
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Westmoreland County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.
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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 1,514 |
New Jersey | 167 |
Maryland | 153 |
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 Majors Related to Culinary Arts
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 34 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.