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2025 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Colleges in the Southeast Region
577 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general cooking & related culinary arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #460 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for general cooking & related culinary arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 577 degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts to qualified students.

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Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of general cooking & related culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general cooking & related culinary arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Associate Degrees in General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general cooking & related culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

It's hard to beat Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale if you want to pursue a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
13.0% Growth in Graduates

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. NWACC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Bentonville. A Best Colleges rank of #785 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NWACC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 23 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at NWACC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MS
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Meridian Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. MCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Meridian. This college ranks 14th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 14 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MS
56 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston. This college ranks 10th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were about 56 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS
96 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Hinds Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Raymond. A Best Colleges rank of #976 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hinds Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 96 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Hinds Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In VA
32.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 25 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Tidewater Community College in the most recent data year.

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Explore the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 41
Virginia 630 92
Mississippi 501 79
Arkansas 466 20

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One of 11 majors within the Culinary Arts area of study, General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 2,670
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 920
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 412
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 385
Institutional Food Workers 132
Bartending/Bartender 43
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 29
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 10
Culinary Science/Culinology 8
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 1

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