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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Columbia, Lincoln Tech - Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Lincoln Tech - Columbia take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,507. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $94.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hyde Park.

Women make up 61% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 39% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Montco accumulate an average of around $10,010 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

About 71% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County Vocational-Technical School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Toms River, OCVTS is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in culinary arts at OCVTS, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Report

YTI Career Institute-York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. YTI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

Culinary Arts majors at YTI take out an average of $9,882 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

About 58% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#7

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Erie Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Niagara County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 65% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Niagara County Community College Report

Prince George’s Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 63% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Prince George’s Community College Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
New Jersey 167
Maryland 153
Delaware 30

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 26 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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