2023 Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Culinary Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 5,131 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,782 and $19,450 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 82 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Culinary Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in culinary arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Culinary Arts for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Culinary Arts for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Culinary Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s culinary arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Ai Virginia Beach not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 108 of the 223 students enrolled at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach were GI Bill® students, of which 89 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,464. During this same period, 22 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ai Virginia Beach]](/colleges/the-art-institute-of-virginia-beach/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Culinary Arts for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 6,769 students enrolled at Nicholls State University, 206 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,222. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Nicholls State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Culinary Arts for a Bachelor’s. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a private for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ai Atlanta also made our “Best Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 814 students enrolled at Ai Atlanta, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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