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2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,007 people earned their degree in culinary arts/chef training, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 425 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 273 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts/chef training. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent culinary arts/chef training programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the culinary arts/chef training program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Manchester Community College

Manchester, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Manchester Community College is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Manchester Community College is $7,295 for new england region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Shore Community College is a small public school situated in Danvers, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

North Shore Community College also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend North Shore Community College is $7,691 for New England Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

Massasoit Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Massasoit Community College is $7,654 for new england region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $9,024 for new england region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SMCC.

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#5

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU also made our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Southern New Hampshire University is $42,860 for New England Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

New England Culinary Institute

Montpelier, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New England Culinary Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Montpelier, Vermont, this small private for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.

New England Culinary Institute also took the #6 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New England Culinary Institute is $21,214 for new england region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#7

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 159 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Providence is $24,024 for new england region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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