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Best Schools for Culinary Science/Culinology in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall culinary science/culinology education in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top Schools in Culinary Science/Culinology
Leading the list is Drexel University, our #1 school for culinary science/culinology. Drexel University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. Drexel University graduates 78% of students within six years. There were roughly 11 culinary science/culinology students who graduated with this degree at Drexel University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary science/culinology degree from Drexel University earn around $67,556 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $28,838 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in culinary science/culinology from Drexel University
Students looking for a strong culinary science/culinology program will find one at Culinary Institute Of America, which ranked #2. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Hyde Park. About 53% of students finish within six years. About 50 culinary science/culinology degrees were awarded at Culinary Institute Of America in the most recent year. Culinary Science/culinology graduates of Culinary Institute Of America earn a median of $35,929 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $19,500.
Read more about the culinary science/culinology program at Culinary Institute Of America
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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