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Culinary Arts at Mississippi University for Women

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Culinary Arts at Mississippi University for Women

If you are interested in studying culinary arts, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi University for Women. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year. Of the 839 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women in 2021, 15 of them were culinary arts majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts section at the bottom of this page.

MUW Culinary Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts

MUW Culinary Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the culinary arts progam at MUW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The culinary arts major at MUW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Culinary Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Culinary Arts Schools 283
Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools 283

How Much Do Culinary Arts Graduates from MUW Make?

The median salary of culinary arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at MUW is $22,587. This is less than $30,833, which is the national average of all culinary arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Culinary Arts Student Demographics at MUW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts majors at Mississippi University for Women.

MUW Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 culinary arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MUW, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in culinary arts at MUW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in culinary arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MUW also has a doctoral program available in culinary arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Culinary Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Restaurant Cooks 10,520 $22,340
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 9,490 $30,180
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 7,180 $20,460
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 2,520 $25,780
Bartenders 2,480 $20,100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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