2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
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In 2019-2020, 21,906 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,822 and had an average of $19,004 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,671 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,641 and $21,214 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great culinary arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the culinary arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Culinary Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the #1 spot on the list. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 128 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Centro College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Centro College is $6,881 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 88 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Lee College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lee College is $8,858 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
OSU Institute of Technology also took the #2 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU Institute of Technology is $8,415 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Philip’s College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 150 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St Philip’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $8,285 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 118 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
CNM also took the #13 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $5,676 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Houston Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $7,595 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Austin Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 29 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,877 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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South Plains College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 51 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, South Plains College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $9,476 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a ranking of #9, Grayson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Grayson College is located in Denison, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Grayson College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grayson College is $11,510 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
Collin County Community College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District also made our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $7,898 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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El Paso Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
El Paso Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $7,230 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 66 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $9,788 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
Tarrant County College District landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Tarrant County College also took the #17 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $7,048 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Del Mar College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #14. DMC is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DMC is $7,568 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a ranking of #15, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Pima Community College is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 44 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,659 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Pima County Community College District.
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With a ranking of #16, Odessa College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Odessa College is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 40 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Odessa College also took the #18 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Odessa College is $7,936 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #17. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 56 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $12,576 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Texarkana College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #18. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 40 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Texarkana College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texarkana College is $7,849 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a ranking of #19, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 11 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Dona Ana also made our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Dona Ana is $8,013 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Avondale, Arizona. It awarded 34 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,721 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.
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Northeast Texas Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mount Pleasant, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
NTCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Texas Community College is $9,117 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
Mohave Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. MCC is located in Kingman, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,599 for southwest region culinary arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend MCC.
The Art Institute of Houston came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.
Ai Houston also took the #4 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,954 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The Art Institute of Houston.
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 271 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Escoffier - Austin also made our “Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin is $17,222 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Culinary Institute Inc landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 192 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Culinary Institute LeNotre is $28,168 for Southwest Region Culinary Arts students whose families make $48-$75k.
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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- 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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