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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania

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Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 327 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,421 and $21,769 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in culinary arts.

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Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania culinary arts students.

Top 21 Most Focused Colleges for Culinary Arts in Pennsylvania

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 69 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

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Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Jna Institute of Culinary Arts Culinary Arts Report

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Commonwealth Technical Institute
Johnstown, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Commonwealth Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Commonwealth Technical Institute Culinary Arts Report

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Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, Pennsylvania

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Pittsburgh Technical College

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lackawanna College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Lackawanna College

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YTI Career Institute-York
York, Pennsylvania

YTI Career Institute-York ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. YTI Career Institute-York is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full YTI Career Institute-York Culinary Arts Report

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Westmoreland County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Full Westmoreland College Culinary Arts Report

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #8, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. Penn College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Penn College Culinary Arts Report

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Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 33 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Montco

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Reading Area Community College
Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading Area Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full RACC Culinary Arts Report

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Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Community College of Philadelphia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #12. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Community College of Philadelphia

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With a ranking of #13, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northampton County Area Community College Culinary Arts Report

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Delaware County Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. Media, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Delaware County Community College

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Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Harrisburg Area Community College Culinary Arts Report

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Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #16, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Community College of Allegheny County

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Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Luzerne County Community College

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Drexel University

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Bucks County Community College
Newtown, Pennsylvania

Bucks County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucks County Community College is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Bucks County Community College

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Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania ranking. DelVal is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at DelVal

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania list. Pennsylvania Highlands is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Pennsylvania Highlands

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