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Culinary Arts at Mississippi University for Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study culinary arts, take a look at what Mississippi University for Women has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,704.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MUW Culinary Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

MUW Culinary Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary arts progam at MUW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The culinary arts major at MUW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Most Focused Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	15
Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools	282
Most Focused Culinary Arts Trade Schools	283

Earnings of MUW Culinary Arts Graduates

The median salary of culinary arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at MUW is $22,587. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,833 for all culinary arts students.

Culinary Arts Student Demographics at MUW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Mississippi University for Women.

MUW Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of culinary arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in culinary arts at MUW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MUW also has a doctoral program available in culinary arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi University for Women. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services	15

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Restaurant Cooks	10,520	$22,340
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	9,490	$30,180
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,180	$20,460
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	2,520	$25,780
Bartenders	2,480	$20,100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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