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Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$30,980 Avg Salary
$28,111 Avg Student Debt

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.


 

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

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.

Full Culinary Arts at Nicholls State University Report

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.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Mississippi University for Women

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the 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.

Full Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Atlanta

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 small private for-profit school located in the large 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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With a ranking of #6, University of North Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a moderately-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.

Full Culinary Arts at University of North Alabama Report

#6

Life University

Marietta, GA

Life University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Marietta.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Life University

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Women make up 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Mississippi State University

#9

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. STU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami Gardens.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at St. Thomas University

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.

Full Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 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 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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