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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi

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$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #13 most popular major in Mississippi with 320 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

#1

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Our analysis found Hinds Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Raymond.

Women make up 69% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 58% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out an average of $14,914 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 11 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at EMCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Jones County Junior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at Jones County Junior College, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Mississippi Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the town of Booneville.

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East Central Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the rural area of Decatur, East Central Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#7

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Coahoma Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Meridian Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the town of Meridian, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Full Culinary Arts at Meridian Community College Report

#10

Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS

Holmes Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 864
South Carolina 215
Arkansas 283
North Carolina 811
Florida 1,298
West Virginia 59
Louisiana 367
Virginia 357
Alabama 94
Kentucky 359
Tennessee 104

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 11 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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