by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 168th most popular major in the country with 9,052 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major” ranking, we looked at 285 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts/chef training. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in culinary arts/chef training.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute of America. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hyde Park, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 479 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Culinary Institute of America Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 1,612 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Escoffier - Boulder
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. 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 202 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major. Escoffier - Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major. JWU Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 136 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
ECPI University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 86 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana Culinary Institute did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this small private for-profit school awarded 53 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Louisiana Culinary Institute Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report
With a ranking of #8, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. Sullivan University is a private for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Sullivan University
Nicholls State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking, coming in at #9. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Nicholls State University
Helms College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking. Helms College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 114 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Helms College
College of Southern Nevada landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 51 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Nevada Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report
National Louis University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at National Louis University
With a ranking of #13, Schoolcraft College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 42 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Schoolcraft College
SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking, coming in at #13. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is located in Schenectady, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Culinary Arts/Chef Training at SUNY Schenectady
Joliet Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Joliet Junior College
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts/Chef Training at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Des Moines Area Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 56 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Des Moines Area Community College
Houston Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Houston Community College
Grand Rapids Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Grand Rapids Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking, coming in at #19. City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 110 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report
Texas State Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking. TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Universidad del Este did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. Located in Carolina, , this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
Full Universidad del Este Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report
Monroe College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Monroe College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Hudson County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major ranking, coming in at #24. HCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 29 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Hudson County Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 44 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
.jpg){kind=link}