by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Culinary Arts & Related Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Culinary Arts is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Mississippi University for Women. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in culinary arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at MUW paid an average of $314 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,425 | $7,425 |
| Fees | $100 | $100 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,648 | $7,648 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,415 | $4,415 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Culinary Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at MUW took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 29% lower than the national average of $35,148.
The median early career salary of culinary arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from MUW is $22,094 per year. That is 23% lower than the national average of $28,635.
Online degrees for the MUW culinary arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MUW Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the culinary arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the culinary arts bachelor’s degrees at MUW in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Culinary Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Culinary Arts & Related Services | 15 |
*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.
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