by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Southeast region, there were 5,131 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,782 and $19,450 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 126 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful culinary arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region culinary arts students.
Out of the 126 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #1 spot on the list. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 206 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region. ECPI University is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 148 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sullivan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stratford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 126 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 154 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Valencia College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 342 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana Culinary Institute landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Culinary Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 53 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Helms College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Helms College is a small school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 114 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 50 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Hinds Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Raymond, Mississippi. It awarded 168 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 65 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Central Piedmont Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 85 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The Art Institute of Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 163 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Trident Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 116 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 122 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Horry-Georgetown Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
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Savannah Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Savannah Tech is a public institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, H Councill Trenholm State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Trenholm State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #19, NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Western Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Greenville Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a medium-sized public school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 28 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 47 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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