Culinary Science/Culinology at Southwest Minnesota State University

If you plan to study culinary science/culinology, take a look at what Southwest Minnesota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,259.

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Culinary Science/Culinology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Science

Southwest Minnesota State University Culinary Science/Culinology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary science progam at Southwest Minnesota State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The culinary science major at Southwest Minnesota State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Science/Culinology. 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 Focused Culinary Science/Culinology Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Popular Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Most Popular Culinary Science/Culinology Trade Schools	7

Culinary Science Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary science majors at Southwest Minnesota State University.

Southwest Minnesota State University Culinary Science/Culinology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 culinary science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southwest Minnesota State University, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in culinary science at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in culinary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southwest Minnesota State University also has a doctoral program available in culinary science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Culinary Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Food Service Managers	3,540	$58,900
Chefs and Head Cooks	1,830	$51,990
Professors	630	$64,840
Food Scientists and Technologists	510	$80,320
Cooks	240	$35,430

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.