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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, culinary arts was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 22,075 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Nicholls State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.
About 64% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 36% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great place for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Columbus, MUW is a public college with a small student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 25% are male.
On average, culinary arts graduates from MUW take out $25,736 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Ai Virginia Beach take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,885.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
On average, culinary arts graduates from Ai Atlanta take out $33,885 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a great place for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. International Fine Arts College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Miami.
About 25% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 75% are male.
On average, culinary arts graduates from International Fine Arts College take out $30,299 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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University of North Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Culinary Arts majors at UNA take out an average of $21,911 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Life University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree culinary arts programs. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Marietta.
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With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.
Women make up 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.
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St. Thomas University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree culinary arts programs. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.
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Request InformationBest Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 215 |
Georgia | 864 |
Arkansas | 283 |
North Carolina | 811 |
Florida | 1,298 |
West Virginia | 59 |
Louisiana | 367 |
Virginia | 357 |
Alabama | 94 |
Kentucky | 359 |
Tennessee | 104 |
Mississippi | 320 |
Culinary Arts Related Majors
Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Culinary Arts Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.