2026 Best Value Culinary Science/Culinology Schools in the New England Region
[Culinary Science/Culinology](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/culinary-science-culinology/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong culinary science/culinology education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value culinary science/culinology schools.
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2026 Best Value Culinary Science/Culinology Schools in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in culinary science/culinology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Culinary Science/Culinology Schools
Johnson And Wales University Providence earned the #1 spot for value among culinary science/culinology schools in the New England Region. Located in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $41,982. Students borrow a median of $20,873 to complete the culinary science/culinology program here. Culinary Science/culinology graduates of Johnson And Wales University Providence earn a median of $30,145 early in their careers. Set against $20,873 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Johnson And Wales University Providence admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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