2027 Best Value Institutional Food Workers Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Institutional Food Workers](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/institutional-food-workers/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value institutional food workers schools.
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2027 Best Value Institutional Food Workers Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in institutional food workers, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Institutional Food Workers Schools
Atlantic Cape Community College earned the #1 spot for value among institutional food workers schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Atlantic Cape Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,594, compared with $8,350 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for institutional food workers graduates is $11,000. Soon after graduation, institutional food workers degree recipients from Atlantic Cape Community College generally make around $37,141. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 one ranked school 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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