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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

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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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts/chef training. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality culinary arts/chef training programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts/chef training program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts/Chef Training 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 list. Manchester Community College is located in Manchester, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,142 for New England Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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#2

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#2 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #2 spot on the list. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern New Hampshire University is $41,095 for new england region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 10 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMCC is $10,647 for new england region associate degree culinary arts/chef training students.

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#4

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Brockton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Massasoit Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Massasoit Community College is $8,430 for New England Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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#5

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
#5 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #5 spot on the 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 took the #5 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Shore Community College is $9,129 for New England Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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#6

New England Culinary Institute

Montpelier, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

New England Culinary Institute landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. New England Culinary Institute is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

New England Culinary Institute not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New England Culinary Institute is $26,777 for New England Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts/Chef Training Schools for an Associate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 159 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also took the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Providence is $26,775 for New England Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts/Chef Training students.

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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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