by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking.
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.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 327 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,421 and $21,769 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 210 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular culinary arts programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree culinary arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburgh Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh Technical College is located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Pittsburgh Technical College
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lackawanna College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Commonwealth Technical Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. CTI is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Commonwealth Technical Institute
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Westmoreland County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Westmoreland College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, YTI Career Institute-York did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Montgomery County Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Montgomery County Community College is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Northampton County Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northampton County Area Community College Culinary Arts Report
Delaware County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Delaware County Community College is a public institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Delaware County Community College
Community College of Allegheny County came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Community College of Allegheny County
With a ranking of #12, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College
With a ranking of #15, Jna Institute of Culinary Arts did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Reading Area Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Bucks County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate list. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Luzerne County Community College
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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