2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Culinary Arts in New Mexico

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for associate degree seekers in the field of culinary arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 associate degrees in culinary arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Culinary Arts School for Your Associate Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for culinary arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Culinary Arts Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for culinary arts.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Culinary Arts in New Mexico

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for culinary arts students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Culinary Arts Students Working on Their Associate

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

27 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Central New Mexico Community College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in culinary arts. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Albuquerque. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in culinary arts in New Mexico.

There were approximately 27 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent year we have data available.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program earn about $20,300 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from Central New Mexico Community College

2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

11 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a popular choice for students pursuing an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in culinary arts in New Mexico.

There were roughly 11 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Dona Ana in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

3

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Albuquerque, NM

8 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in culinary arts. Located in the large suburb of Albuquerque, SIPI is a public school with a small student population.

There were roughly 8 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at SIPI in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

3

Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, NM

8 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Navajo Technical University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in culinary arts. Navajo Tech is a small public university located in the remote area of Crownpoint.

There were approximately 8 culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Navajo Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from Navajo Technical University

5

Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM

3 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

SFCC is a small public college located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

There were approximately 3 culinary arts individuals who graduated with this degree at SFCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in culinary arts from Santa Fe Community College

6

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Portales. More information about a associate in culinary arts from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

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Rankings in Majors Related to Culinary Arts

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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