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2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
549 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 4,190 people earned their degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 549 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 36 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

El Centro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $9,474 for Southwest Region Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 99 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend St Philip’s College is $9,690 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 22 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Houston Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $9,755 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $11,596 for Southwest Region Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District also took the #8 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,967 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

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#6

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

El Paso Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

El Paso Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,469 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $12,672 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. DMC is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 3 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,696 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Del Mar College.

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The Art Institute of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. The Art Institute of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ai Houston, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Houston is $27,535 for Southwest Region Baking & Pastry Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Escoffier - Austin has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,418 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Escoffier - Austin.

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#11

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ai San Antonio has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of San Antonio is $27,286 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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).
  • 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%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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