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Best Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana

3 Colleges
$20,318 Avg Salary
$12,685 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #63 most popular major in Louisiana with 132 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Colleges.

Top Louisiana Schools in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Crescent City Bartending School the best school in Louisiana for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Crescent Schools is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, culinary arts graduates from Crescent Schools carry an average student debtload of $5,792.

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#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

The excellent programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Nicholls State University take out is $25,949.

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#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Florida 298
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
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.

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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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