by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia” ranking.
Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 357 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,637 and $22,641 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful culinary arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #1 spot on the list. ECPI University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 148 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia. Stratford University is a small private for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 72 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia Western Community College Culinary Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 18 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Virginia Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Virginia Community College is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 16 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Virginia Community College Culinary Arts Report
Tidewater Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 17 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia list. Columbia College is a small school located in Vienna, Virginia that handed out 6 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Virginia Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia ranking. PVCC is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Reynolds Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia ranking. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Dabney S Lancaster Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. Clifton Forge, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Dabney S Lancaster Community College Culinary Arts Report
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