by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Washington, there were 342 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,981 and $14,361 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in culinary arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington culinary arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington. Seattle Central is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 27 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington. This medium-sized school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 37 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Spokane Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Seattle College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. South Seattle College is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Culinary Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Clover Park Technical College is located in Lakewood, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Clark College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking. Clark College is located in Vancouver, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Renton Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Located in Renton, Washington, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
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.
Bates Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 7 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Bellingham Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Bellingham Technical College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Skagit Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Skagit Valley College is a public institution located in Mount Vernon, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Puget Sound Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking. South Puget Sound Community College is a public institution located in Olympia, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at South Puget Sound Community College
With a ranking of #12, Bastyr University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kenmore, Washington. It awarded 4 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Edmonds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Located in Lynnwood, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Olympic College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #14. Olympic College is a small school located in Bremerton, Washington that handed out 4 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Washington University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington list. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 2 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Walla Walla, Washington, and it awarded 2 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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