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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi

13 Colleges
$20,111 Avg Salary
$18,050 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #66 most popular major in Mississippi with 105 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Our analysis found Hinds Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Hinds Community College take out $15,290 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College accumulate an average of around $13,860 in student debt.

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#3

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jones County Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the distant town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great place for culinary arts students. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.

On average, culinary arts graduates from MUW take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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#5

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coahoma Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Northeast Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Northeast Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Booneville.

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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

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Mississippi Delta Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moorhead.

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#10

Meridian Community College

Meridian, MS

With a ranking of #10, Meridian Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the town of Meridian, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Florida 298
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
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 13 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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