General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general cooking & related culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
No school ranked higher than Monroe Community College this year for general cooking & related culinary arts. Monroe Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Rochester. There were roughly 17 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general cooking & related culinary arts program make about $38,757 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $12,921 to complete this degree.
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Lincoln College Of Technology Columbia is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts, landing the #2 spot this year. This small private for-profit university is located in the city of Columbia. Lincoln College Of Technology Columbia awarded about 53 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts graduates of Lincoln College Of Technology Columbia earn a median of $24,128 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $12,934 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
