A degree in culinary arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #97 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,807 degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.
The culinary arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Culinary Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Culinary Arts Schools in New York.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Culinary Institute of America is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the large suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 661 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at The Culinary Institute of America in the most recent year we have data available. Culinary Arts degree recipients from Culinary Institute of America earn a boost of around $3,632 above the average income of culinary arts graduates.
Niagara County Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Niagara County Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Sanborn. This college ranks 103rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 77 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Niagara County Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn around $26,514 in the first couple years of their career.
Every student pursuing a degree in culinary arts has to take a look at Nassau Community College. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #426 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Nassau Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 19 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in culinary arts has to take a look at Suffolk County Community College. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #327 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Suffolk County Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 24 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk County Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #543 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Monroe College is a great college overall.
There were about 36 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Monroe College in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn an average of $18,256 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the rural area of Alfred, Alfred State is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 99th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 20 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Alfred State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn an average of $26,598 for their early career.
Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 104th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 21 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Erie Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program report average early career earnings of $15,758.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The culinary arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Culinary Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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