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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas

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$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arkansas to see which undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College the most popular school in Arkansas for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

About 63% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 37% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at UA Pulaski Tech accumulate an average of around $18,683 in student debt.

Full Culinary Arts at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College Report

Out of the 7 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.

About 65% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 35% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at NWACC accumulate an average of around $9,481 in student debt.

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#3

Ozarka College

Melbourne, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ozarka College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ozarka College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Melbourne.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Black River Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Arkansas. Black River Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Pocahontas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Arkansas Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the remote town of El Dorado, SouthArk is a public college with a small student population.

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Arkansas State University - Newport ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

Women make up 33% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of De Queen, UA Cossatot is a public school with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas Report

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
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 7 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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