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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 153 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #12 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland.

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 Maryland. Located in the city of Columbia, Lincoln Tech - Columbia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 45% are male.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Lincoln Tech - Columbia take out $12,507 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $94.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Prince George’s Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#3

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Frederick Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Montgomery College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Maryland. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the city of Rockville.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,514
Pennsylvania 327
New Jersey 167
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 5 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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