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2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

14 Ranked Colleges
549 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef is the 284th most popular major in the country with 4,190 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 14 Best Value Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 9 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

El Centro College also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $4,373 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,272 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#4

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #4 spot on the list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. 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 estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,250 for Southwest Region Baking & Pastry Arts students with aid.

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#5

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Paso Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid per year to attend El Paso Community College.

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Collin County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 19 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Collin County Community College District, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,293 for Southwest Region Baking & Pastry Arts students with aid per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 23 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,692 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

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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 Getting Aid ranking. Del Mar College is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 3 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC also made our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Del Mar College is $5,738 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid.

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#9

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 23 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Scottsdale Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,397 for Southwest Region Baking & Pastry Arts students with aid per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

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With a ranking of #10, The Art Institute of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The Art Institute of Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 12 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Houston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,844 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid per year to attend The Art Institute of Houston.

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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 78 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Escoffier - Austin, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin is $15,267 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid.

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#12

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, Texas

Culinary Institute Inc did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Culinary Institute LeNotre, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Culinary Institute LeNotre is $26,349 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#13

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #13, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ai San Antonio is a private for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,421 for Southwest Region Baking & Pastry Arts students with aid per year to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio.

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The Art Institute of Austin ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Baking & Pastry Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ai Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid list, Ai Austin has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ai Austin is $24,156 for southwest region baking & pastry arts students with aid.

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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).
  • 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

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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