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2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,856 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,750 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in culinary arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #97 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,856 degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts School

Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for culinary arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Culinary Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the culinary arts degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Culinary Arts

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
661 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$28,382 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Culinary Institute of America if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. The Culinary Institute of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hyde Park.

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. Those culinary arts students who get their degree from Culinary Institute of America earn $3,632 more than the standard culinary arts grad.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
23.4% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Niagara County Community College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 103rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 77 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Niagara County Community College in the most recent data year. After graduating, culinary arts degree recipients typically earn around $26,514 in the first five years of their career.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #478 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Delaware Tech is a great college overall.

There were roughly 32 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Delaware Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program make an average of $26,031 for their early career.

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It is difficult to beat Atlantic Cape Community College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 29 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Atlantic Cape Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Culinary Arts degree recipients from Atlantic Cape Community College earn a boost of around $6,889 above the average income of culinary arts majors.

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Nassau Community College crest
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

Nassau Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Garden City. A Best Colleges rank of #426 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Nassau Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 19 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Selden. 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.

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Monroe College crest
Monroe College
Bronx, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$18,256 Median Starting Salary

Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit college located in the large city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #543 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Monroe College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 36 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Monroe College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, culinary arts degree recipients generally make around $18,256 in their early careers.

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Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #838 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Penn College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 24 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Penn College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the culinary arts program make about $25,269 for their early career.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
43.9% Growth in Graduates

Pittsburgh Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Oakdale. A Best Colleges rank of #780 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pittsburgh Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 57 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Pittsburgh Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Culinary Arts degree recipients from Pittsburgh Technical College receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,092 over the average earnings of culinary arts majors.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
21.4% Growth in Graduates

Montco is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Blue Bell. This college ranks 77th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 42 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Montco in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the culinary arts major at Montgomery County Community College get $6,853 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 234
New York 333 1,073
Maryland 279 73
New Jersey 273 110
Delaware 175 21

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Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 1,597
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 688
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 325
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 135
Culinary Science/Culinology 46
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 34
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 23
Institutional Food Workers 6
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 14,178
Funeral & Mortuary Science 377

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