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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia

16 Colleges
$19,992 Avg Salary
$21,084 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #95 most popular major in Georgia with 192 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Georgia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Athens Technical College the best school in Georgia for culinary arts students. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

The excellent programs at Gwinnett Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Georgia. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Georgia Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Georgia Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students. CGTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Warner Robins.

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#5

Helms College

Macon, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Helms College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Macon, Helms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at Helms College accumulate an average of around $17,375 in student debt.

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Lanier Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Oakwood, Lanier Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Rome.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Valdosta.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Augusta Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Augusta.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Florida 298
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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