Most Focused Culinary Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
Culinary Arts is available at many schools, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. The schools below are the most focused on culinary arts in Pennsylvania, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 15 schools in Pennsylvania that offer culinary arts awards in the field.
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Most Focused Schools for Culinary Arts in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on culinary arts in Pennsylvania, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Top 15 Most Focused Culinary Arts Schools
The most focused school in the country for culinary arts is The Restaurant School At Walnut Hill College. Located in the city of Philadelphia, The Restaurant School At Walnut Hill College is a private for-profit university. About 89% of the degrees The Restaurant School At Walnut Hill College awards are in culinary arts, or about 58 graduates in the most recent year.
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Commonwealth Technical Institute came in at #2 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Commonwealth Technical Institute is a private not-for-profit university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 27% of the degrees granted here, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year.
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Laurel Technical Institute came in at #3 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the rural area of Hermitage, Laurel Technical Institute is a private for-profit university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 11% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Yti Career Institute York is one of the most focused culinary arts schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the suburb of York, Yti Career Institute York is a private for-profit institution. About 5% of the degrees Yti Career Institute York awards are in culinary arts, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year.
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Westmoreland County Community College came in at #5 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the suburb of Youngwood, Westmoreland County Community College is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year.
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Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus placed #6 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the town of Indiana, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus is a public university. About 3% of the degrees Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus awards are in culinary arts, or about 64 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northampton County Area Community College comes in at #7 for culinary arts focus this year. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton County Area Community College is a public university. About 3% of the degrees Northampton County Area Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year.
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Montgomery County Community College landed the #8 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Montgomery County Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lackawanna College placed #9 for culinary arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit institution. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Pennsylvania College Of Technology ranked #10 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Set in the city of Williamsport, Pennsylvania College Of Technology is a public institution. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year.
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Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg landed the #11 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Harrisburg, Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bucks County Community College landed the #12 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Community College Of Philadelphia ranked #13 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Community College Of Philadelphia is a public school located in the city of Philadelphia. About 0.3% of the degrees Community College Of Philadelphia awards are in culinary arts, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Community College Of Allegheny County placed #14 for culinary arts by degree focus. Community College Of Allegheny County is a public school located in the city of Pittsburgh. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.2% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Drexel University landed the #15 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.2% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.