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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in the Southwest Region

18 Ranked Colleges
413 Degrees Awarded
$9,200 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,322 people earned their degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef, making the major the 367th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 413 baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef.

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Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region baking & pastry arts students.

Top 18 Most Focused Colleges for Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Escoffier - Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute Inc. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 41 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region. Ai San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at The Art Institute of San Antonio

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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. The Art Institute of Austin is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico

Navajo Technical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Navajo Tech is a small school located in Crownpoint, New Mexico that handed out 3 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2020-2021.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #9, St Philip’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 50 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 19 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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El Paso Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

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Austin Community College District ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

With a ranking of #13, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Del Mar College is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 2 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Collin County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s baking and pastry arts degrees to qualified students.

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

El Centro College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Baking & Pastry Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s baking and pastry arts students in 2020-2021.

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