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Culinary Programs in Pennsylvania
Colleges and schools: 17
Programs
17
all sources
Median pay
$63,860
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
3
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Pennsylvania: the figures
- Programs we list
- 17 in Pennsylvania: 17 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 11 public and 6 private; 177 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 15 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $63,860 a year for chefs and head cooks in Pennsylvania, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs from 202 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 3 of them culinary.
- Metro areas
- 1 Pennsylvania metro area has a page; the largest list, Philadelphia, has 6 programs.
By metro area
- Philadelphia area6 programs · median pay $65,680
Every culinary program in Pennsylvania
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Pennsylvania, read October 8, 2026.
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