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2025 Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi

3 Colleges in Mississippi
273 General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
A degree in general cooking & related culinary arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #460 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 273 degrees in general cooking & related culinary arts to qualified students.

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Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi Your choice of general cooking & related culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

The general cooking & related culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Schools in Mississippi. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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The schools below may not offer all types of general cooking & related culinary arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

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

Any student pursuing a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts needs to look into Meridian Community College. 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 about 14 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

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

It's difficult to beat Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College if you want to pursue a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston. This college ranks 10th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

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

Hinds Community College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts. 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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Explore all the Best General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 41
Virginia 630 92
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
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 38
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 13
Culinary Science/Culinology 5
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 1

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