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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Culinary Arts in Texas

29 Ranked Colleges
1,430 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas

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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 Texas, there were 1,430 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,460 and $23,347 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas” ranking looked at 29 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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Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas culinary arts students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Culinary Arts in Texas

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 249 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Culinary Institute Inc
Houston, Texas

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 Texas list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 111 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas. Ai Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas. Ai San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. The Art Institute of Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

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Grayson College
Denison, Texas

With a ranking of #9, Grayson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas list. Located in Denison, Texas, this small public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas list. Alvin Community College is a small public school situated in Alvin, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #11, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Odessa College
Odessa, Texas

Odessa College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kilgore, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas

With a ranking of #14, Texarkana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 21 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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El Paso Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 113 students in 2020-2021.

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. 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
Tyler, Texas

Tyler Junior College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas 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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Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, Texas

Northeast Texas Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. NTCC is a small public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Collin County Community College District came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school handed out 71 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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Galveston College
Galveston, Texas

Galveston College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 56 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

With a ranking of #25, El Centro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in Texas list. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 117 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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