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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general cooking & related culinary arts education in Mississippi.
Leading the list is Jones County Junior College, our #1 school for general cooking & related culinary arts. This moderately-sized public university is located in the town of Ellisville. Jones County Junior College awarded about 40 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general cooking & related culinary arts program make about $33,655 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $9,559.
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Meridian Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools. Set in the town of Meridian, Meridian Community College is a mid-sized public institution. Meridian Community College awarded about 20 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their general cooking & related culinary arts degree from Meridian Community College earn around $34,846 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $10,368.
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Hinds Community College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools. This large public university is located in the rural area of Raymond. About 32 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees were awarded at Hinds Community College in the most recent year. General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts graduates of Hinds Community College earn a median of $34,003 early in their careers. Hinds Community College graduates carry a median of $12,169 in student loans.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in general cooking & related culinary arts, ranking #4. This large public university is located in the rural area of Perkinston. About 27 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees were awarded at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the most recent year. General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts graduates of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College earn a median of $34,214 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $11,653.
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Coahoma Community College came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools. Set in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a mid-sized public institution. There were roughly 45 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Coahoma Community College in the most recent data year. General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts graduates of Coahoma Community College earn a median of $29,600 early in their careers. Coahoma Community College graduates carry a median of $11,745 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 11 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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