General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general cooking & related culinary arts students pursuing a degree.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general cooking & related culinary arts education in Texas.
El Paso Community College tops our 2026 ranking of the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools. This very large public university is located in the city of El Paso. There were roughly 17 general cooking & related culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at El Paso Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, general cooking & related culinary arts degree recipients from El Paso Community College generally make around $29,086. Students borrow a median of $8,542 to complete this degree.
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Culinary Institute Inc came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best general cooking & related culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Houston, Culinary Institute Inc is a small private for-profit university. About 97 general cooking & related culinary arts degrees were awarded at Culinary Institute Inc in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, general cooking & related culinary arts degree recipients from Culinary Institute Inc generally make around $24,664. Typical student debt for the program is $20,144.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 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.
