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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Culinary Arts in Louisiana

9 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana

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In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 367 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,318 and $12,685 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their culinary arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana culinary arts students.

Top 9 Most Focused Colleges for Culinary Arts in Louisiana

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Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Culinary Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this small private for-profit school awarded 53 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Louisiana Culinary Institute Culinary Arts Report

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Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Nicholls State University

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SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, Louisiana

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, SOWELA Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. South Louisiana Community College is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Delgado Community College
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana list. Delgado Community College is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, Louisiana

Bossier Parish Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana list. Bossier Parish Community College is located in Bossier City, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

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Northshore Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana ranking. This small school is located in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and it awarded 11 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus Culinary Arts Report

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University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, Louisiana

University of Holy Cross landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Louisiana ranking. This small school is located in Minden, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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