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2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s

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126 Degrees Awarded
$35,297 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,191 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,561 and $16,901 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful culinary arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree culinary arts students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Culinary Institute of America landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hyde Park, New York, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Culinary Institute of America

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SUNY Delhi
Delhi, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Delhi. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Delhi, New York, this small public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Full SUNY Delhi Culinary Arts Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #3 spot on the list. Paul Smith’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paul Smiths, New York. It awarded 12 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Culinary Arts Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College landed the #4 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Culinary Arts Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Drexel

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SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, New York

SUNY Cobleskill did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Culinary Arts Report

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lackawanna College Culinary Arts Report

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #7, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Penn College

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Delaware Valley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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