by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the New England region, there were 719 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,582 and $18,353 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 421 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 18 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 293 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Bristol is a medium-sized public school situated in Fall River, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bunker Hill Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Located in Manchester, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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White Mountains Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Located in Berlin, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Norwalk Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. NCC is a small public school situated in Norwalk, Connecticut. It awarded 9 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
North Shore Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Danvers, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Maine Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Southern Maine Community College is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Gateway Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Maine Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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York County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Wells, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Nashua Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Nashua Community College is a small school located in Nashua, New Hampshire that handed out 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #13, Central Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Central Maine Technical College
Lakes Region Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. Lakes Region Community College is a public institution located in Laconia, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #16, Holyoke Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Holyoke, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Kennebec Valley Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Fairfield, Maine, and it awarded 2 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Johnson & Wales University - Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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