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2024 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region

5 Colleges in the Southeast Region
591 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general cooking & related culinary arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #460 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 591 degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts to qualified students.

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Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of general cooking & related culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general cooking & related culinary arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Associate Degrees in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general cooking & related culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
41 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale if you want to pursue a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 41 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MS

Meridian Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. MCC is a small public college located in the town of Meridian. This college ranks 17th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 6 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MS

East Central Community College is a great option for students interested in a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Decatur, East Central Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 24th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 6 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at East Central Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In VA

Tidewater Community College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1488 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tidewater Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 17 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Tidewater Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
34 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 51st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 34 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Western Community College in the most recent data year.

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Explore the best general cooking & related culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 41
Virginia 630 92
Mississippi 501 79
Arkansas 466 20

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One of 11 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 2,597
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 883
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 429
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 418
Institutional Food Workers 100
Bartending/Bartender 65
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 20
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 16
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 10
Culinary Science/Culinology 2

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