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2024 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia

11 Colleges in Georgia
864 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$19,992 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in culinary arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #97 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for culinary arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 864 degrees in culinary arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts School

Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia The culinary arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Culinary Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for culinary arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Culinary Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Culinary Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Culinary Arts in Georgia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the culinary arts degree levels they offer.

10 Top Georgia Schools in Culinary Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA
63 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Savannah Technical College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #423 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Savannah Tech is a great college overall.

There were roughly 63 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Savannah Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Savannah Technical College

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Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In GA

Gwinnett Technical College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #533 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 23 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Gwinnett Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In GA

Every student pursuing a degree in culinary arts has to check out Ogeechee Technical College. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #461 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ogeechee Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 23 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Ogeechee Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Ogeechee Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In GA
59 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat West Georgia Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Waco. This college ranks 26th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 59 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at West Georgia Technical College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from West Georgia Technical College

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA
44 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Columbus Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Columbus Technical College is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #540 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbus Technical College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 44 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbus Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In GA
38 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Lanier Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Gainesville, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 17th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 38 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Lanier Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In GA
45 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 44th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 45 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$22,338 Median Starting Salary

Ai Atlanta is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

There were roughly 32 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Ai Atlanta in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the culinary arts program at The Art Institute of Atlanta get $2,345 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from The Art Institute of Atlanta

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In GA
78 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 31st out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 78 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Crescent Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In GA

North Georgia Technical College is a small public college located in the rural area of Clarkesville. This college ranks 47th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 26 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at North Georgia Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 282 298
North Carolina 279 401
Virginia 274 261
Tennessee 269 36
South Carolina 248 85
Kentucky 244 109
Louisiana 242 132
Mississippi 234 105
Arkansas 234 53
Alabama 233 64
West Virginia 207 33

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One of 4 majors within the Personal & Culinary Services area of study, Culinary Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 391
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 319
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 106
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 38
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 9
Culinary Science/Culinology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 4,283
Funeral & Mortuary Science 135

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