General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general cooking & related culinary arts students pursuing a degree.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general cooking & related culinary arts education in Florida.
Keiser University Ft Lauderdale is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. This very large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Fort Lauderdale. The six-year graduation rate is 58%. There were roughly 38 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general cooking & related culinary arts program make about $28,159 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $20,000.
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A rank of #2 makes Florida Education Institute one of the top schools for general cooking & related culinary arts. Florida Education Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami. There were roughly 40 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Florida Education Institute in the most recent data year. General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts graduates of Florida Education Institute earn a median of $20,531 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $9,500.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
