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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England 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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton the most popular school in the New England Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 53% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,507. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $94, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bristol Technical Education Center is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bristol Technical Education Center is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

About 22% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 78% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Norwalk Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the New England Region . NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

About 33% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Of the 2 students majoring in culinary arts at Central Maine Technical College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Holyoke Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Holyoke Community College carry an average student debt load of $7,812.

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With a ranking of #6, White Mountains Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Berlin, White Mountains Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at White Mountains Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Manchester Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

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Eastern Maine Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Lakes Region Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Lakes Region Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Laconia.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 97
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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 10 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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