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2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Arkansas

2 Colleges in Arkansas
267 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,750 Avg Early-Career Salary
Culinary Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #97 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for culinary arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 267 degrees in culinary arts to qualified students.

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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 Arkansas list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in Arkansas

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

Top Arkansas Schools in Culinary Arts

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
20.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat NorthWest Arkansas Community College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program make around $26,011 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from NorthWest Arkansas Community College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
136 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$25,597 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in culinary arts. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public university located in the city of North Little Rock.

Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients usually earn around $25,597 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 192
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
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
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 138
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 66
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 36
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 10
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 10
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 5
Bartending/Bartender 2

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Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 1,247
Funeral & Mortuary Science 67

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