2023 Best Culinary Science/Culinology Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
196
Degrees Awarded
$37,100
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Culinary Science” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Culinary Science/Culinology is the 984th most popular major in the country with 196 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Culinary Science” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary science/culinology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary science/culinology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary science/culinology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Culinary Science” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly for Culinary Science
The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying culinary science.
Top 2 Best Culinary Science/Culinology Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Culinary Science that were part of this year’s ranking, Culinary Institute of America landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hyde Park, New York, and it awarded 53 ’s culinary science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Culinary Institute of America, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 51 of the 3,231 students enrolled at The Culinary Institute of America were GI Bill® students, of which 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,102. During this same period, 26 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The Culinary Institute of America does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Culinary Science. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Providence, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 5,676 students enrolled at JWU Providence, 265 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,319. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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