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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Culinary Arts in Tennessee

4 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Tennessee, there were 104 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,479 and $22,938 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 4 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee

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

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 27 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Remington College - Memphis Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pellissippi State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 12 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pellissippi State Community College Culinary Arts Report

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in Tennessee. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Culinary Arts at Southern Adventist University

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