2023 Most Focused Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region
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2,247
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Southwest region, there were 2,247 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,361 and $20,631 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. That schools that top this list have a program in culinary arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region culinary arts students.
Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 249 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute Inc. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Culinary Institute LeNotre
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 27 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of San Antonio Culinary Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. The Art Institute of Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Dallas
The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. The Art Institute of Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
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Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a small school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 4 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Culinary Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Navajo Technical University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Navajo Tech is a public institution located in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Scottsdale Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 71 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. St Philip’s College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 112 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. TSTC is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 43 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Oklahoma State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern is a small school located in Wilburton, Oklahoma that handed out 2 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Eastern Oklahoma State College
Grayson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 33 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Grayson College
With a ranking of #15, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 13 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Alvin is a small school located in Alvin, Texas that handed out 20 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Alvin
With a ranking of #17, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 53 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Community College Culinary Arts Report
Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 50 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Odessa College Culinary Arts Report
Kilgore College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kilgore, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Texarkana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Texarkana, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texarkana College Culinary Arts Report
El Paso Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 47 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Paso Community College Culinary Arts Report
Lee College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 113 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 42 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tyler Junior College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 18 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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