2024 Best Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Culinary Science/Culinology is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #694 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 94 bachelor's degrees in culinary science/culinology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to culinary science/culinology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of culinary science/culinology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized culinary science/culinology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for culinary science/culinology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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 Best Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Culinary Science/Culinology in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in culinary science/culinology.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Culinary Science

1

Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY

53 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in culinary science/culinology needs to check out Culinary Institute of America. Located in the large suburb of Hyde Park, The Culinary Institute of America is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in culinary science/culinology from Culinary Institute of America

2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in culinary science/culinology has to take a look at Johnson & Wales University - Providence. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in culinary science/culinology from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Culinary Science/Culinology by Region

View the Best Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Culinary Science/Culinology Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, Culinary Science/Culinology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	172
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	98
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	42
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	23
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images. More about our data sources and methodologies.