by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 19,806 people earned their degree in culinary arts, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 376 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,950 and $20,326 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,456 and $20,530 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in culinary arts.
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The culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s culinary arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 7 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 15 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Pima County Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona list. Located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #6. Central Arizona College is located in Coolidge, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Mohave Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona list. MCC is a public institution located in Kingman, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Mohave Community College
Phoenix College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Arizona ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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