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2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia

4 Colleges in Georgia
833 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,750 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 833 degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.

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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

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.

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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.

Top Georgia Schools in Culinary Arts

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

Savannah Technical College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 72 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
44 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded

Gwinnett Technical College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #305 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

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

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

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

Atlanta Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 37th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 41 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Atlanta Area Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Helms College
Augusta, GA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$21,891 Median Starting Salary

Helms College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in culinary arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Helms College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were about 100 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Helms College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, culinary arts degree recipients typically earn around $21,891 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Helms College

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 366
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 286
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 103
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 39
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 36
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 2
Culinary Science/Culinology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 4,631
Funeral & Mortuary Science 79

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