College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2025 Best Culinary Science/Culinology Schools

2 Colleges in the United States
203 Culinary Science Degrees Awarded
Culinary Science/Culinology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #984 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of culinary science/culinology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 203 degrees in culinary science/culinology annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Culinary Science/Culinology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Culinary Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Culinary Science/Culinology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Culinary Science/Culinology in the United States

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 science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Culinary Science

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Culinary Science Degrees Awarded

Culinary Institute of America is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary science/culinology. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.More information about a degree in culinary science/culinology from Culinary Institute of America

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in culinary science/culinology needs to check out Johnson & Wales University - Providence. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in culinary science/culinology from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Culinary Science/Culinology by Region

View the Best Culinary Science/Culinology Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

View All Rankings >

One of 11 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, Culinary Science/Culinology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related 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
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28

View All Culinary Science Related Majors >

Notes and References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options