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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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 Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts 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.


 

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. BHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Technical Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southeastern Technical Institute is a small public school located in the rural area of South Easton.

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Holyoke Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA

With a ranking of #7, Berkshire Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Pittsfield, BCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the small city of West Barnstable.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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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.

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