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

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$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 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 19,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 analysis found Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Shelton, Lincoln Tech - Shelton is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Lincoln Tech - Shelton accumulate an average of around $16,357 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $76.

Full Culinary Arts at Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Technical Education Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Bristol Technical Education Center is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Bristol.

Of the 5 students majoring in culinary arts at Bristol Technical Education Center, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Norwalk Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Maine Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

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#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

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

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Holyoke Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the 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 $9,899.

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White Mountains 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. Located in the town of Berlin, White Mountains Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Manchester Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. MCC is a small public school located in the large 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 small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Lakes Region Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Lakes Region Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Laconia.

Full Culinary Arts at Lakes Region Community College Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges 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 9,052
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4,322
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,156
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,380
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 801
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 411
Culinary Science/Culinology 196
Bartending/Bartender 183
Institutional Food Workers 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 84
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 35
Wine Steward/Sommelier 7

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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