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Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arkansas

2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arkansas

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$21,128 Avg Salary
$17,953 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Arkansas

Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arkansas Trade Schools in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Newport the best school in Arkansas for culinary arts students. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

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The excellent programs at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Arkansas. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the city of North Little Rock.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 215
Georgia 864
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
Tennessee 104
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Mississippi 320

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 10,546
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 5,029
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,303
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,394
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 786
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 335
Institutional Food Workers 204
Culinary Science/Culinology 203
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28
Wine Steward/Sommelier 8

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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