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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Mississippi 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.

#1

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Hinds Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Raymond.

About 68% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in culinary arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

#3

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jones County Junior College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Jones County Junior College Report

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

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

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#5

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

Out of the 11 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Coahoma Community College landed the # 5 spot 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 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Mississippi Delta Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moorhead.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Mississippi Delta Community College Report

Northeast Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Booneville.

Of the 7 students majoring in culinary arts at Northeast Mississippi Community College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Meridian Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Meridian, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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East Central Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Decatur, East Central Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at East Central Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Copiah-Lincoln Community College Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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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