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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Tennessee

7 Colleges
$21,479 Avg Salary
$22,938 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

Culinary Arts is the #153 most popular major in Tennessee with 36 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Tennessee 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Remington College - Memphis Campus the most popular school in Tennessee for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nashville State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walters State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Morristown, WSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Pellissippi State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pellissippi State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville is a great place for culinary arts students. TCAT - McMinnville is a small public school located in the town of McMinnville.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
North Carolina 401
Florida 298
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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.

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