by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 433 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major” ranking, we looked at 43 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in culinary arts.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Culinary Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Culinary Institute of America ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Hyde Park, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Universidad del Este landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Carolina, , and it awarded 46 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at AI Miami International University of Art and Design
With a ranking of #13, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Located in Barranquitas, , this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas Culinary Arts Report
With a ranking of #14, SUNY Delhi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. SUNY Delhi is a public institution located in Delhi, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi University for Women did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Bastyr University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. This small school is located in Kenmore, Washington, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. College of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cobleskill landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major ranking. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
National Louis University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Lackawanna College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major ranking. Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major ranking. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Roosevelt University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Roosevelt University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major list. This fairly large school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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