2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region
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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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 998 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent culinary arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the culinary arts 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 Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.
Top 23 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
El Centro College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,373 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend El Centro College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CNM also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $3,429 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend CNM.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 29 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $6,500 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 53 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 16 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
St Philip’s College also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,250 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend St Philip’s College.
South Plains College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k list, South Plains College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
Collin County Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.
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Lee College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Lee College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lee College is $7,732 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
Grayson College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Grayson College is a small public school situated in Denison, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k list, Grayson College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grayson College is $7,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
With a ranking of #11, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
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Tarrant County College District came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College District is $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
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El Paso Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
Odessa College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #14. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Odessa College also took the #18 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Odessa College is $5,963 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k.
Del Mar College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. DMC is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
DMC also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $5,738 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend DMC.
Pima Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Pima County Community College District also took the #22 spot in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,583 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Pima County Community College District.
With a ranking of #17, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 33 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $10,114 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 11 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Dona Ana also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $5,539 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.
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Mohave Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k list, MCC has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $8,986 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k.
The Art Institute of Houston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2019-2020.
Ai Houston also made our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Ai Houston is $22,844 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 233 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Escoffier - Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Escoffier - Austin is $15,267 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k.
The Art Institute of San Antonio ranked #22 on this year’s Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of San Antonio is $22,421 for southwest region associate degree culinary arts students whose families make more than $110k.
The Art Institute of Austin came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Culinary Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. The Art Institute of Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ai Austin is $24,156 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Culinary Arts students whose families make more than $110k.
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