by our College Data Analytics Team
[Culinary Arts](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/culinary-arts/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a culinary arts degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their culinary arts graduates.
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Below are the schools whose culinary arts graduates go on to earn the most.
Hinds Community College tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying culinary arts schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public institution. Students who complete the culinary arts program here go on to a median salary of roughly $30,246.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in culinary arts, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution. After graduating, culinary arts degree recipients from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College typically earn about $27,464 annually.
Mississippi University For Women produces some of the highest-paid graduates in culinary arts, landing the #3 spot this year. Mississippi University For Women is a public school located in the town of Columbus. After graduating, culinary arts degree recipients from Mississippi University For Women typically earn about $36,618 annually.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their culinary arts graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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