2027 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Texas
Culinary Arts is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their culinary arts programs.
College Factual analyzed 29 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best culinary arts schools.
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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in Texas
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the culinary arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Culinary Arts
El Centro College tops our 2027 ranking of the best culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a very large public university. There were roughly 225 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from El Centro College earn around $31,127 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $9,218.
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Austin Community College District came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a very large public university. Austin Community College District awarded about 32 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Austin Community College District earn around $44,895 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $14,519.
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Lee College is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in culinary arts, ranking #3. This large public university is located in the city of Baytown. Lee College awarded about 124 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Lee College earn around $53,448 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $10,941.
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Texarkana College is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in culinary arts, ranking #4. Located in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a moderately-sized public university. About 59 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Texarkana College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from Texarkana College generally make around $19,284. Students borrow a median of $11,686 to complete this degree.
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A rank of #5 makes Alvin Community College one of the top schools for culinary arts. This moderately-sized public university is located in the suburb of Alvin. About 39 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Alvin Community College in the most recent year. Culinary Arts graduates of Alvin Community College earn a median of $55,057 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $8,600.
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Collin County Community College District came in at #6 for culinary arts this year. Set in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a very large public institution. There were roughly 75 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from Collin County Community College District generally make around $42,177. Students borrow a median of $9,716 to complete this degree.
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Lamar Institute Of Technology placed #7 among the best culinary arts schools. Lamar Institute Of Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Beaumont. There were roughly 37 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Lamar Institute Of Technology in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Lamar Institute Of Technology earn around $50,068 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $14,278 to complete this degree.
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College Of The Mainland came in at #8 for culinary arts this year. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Texas City. There were roughly 11 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at College Of The Mainland in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from College Of The Mainland earn around $40,788 in the first couple years of their career. College Of The Mainland graduates carry a median of $10,928 in student loans.
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Tarrant County College District earned the #9 position for culinary arts this year. Tarrant County College District is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth. Tarrant County College District awarded about 67 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the culinary arts program make about $45,158 in their early career. Tarrant County College District graduates carry a median of $15,148 in student loans.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #10 on our 2027 list of the best culinary arts schools. Set in the city of Pasadena, San Jacinto Community College is a very large public institution. About 76 culinary arts degrees were awarded at San Jacinto Community College in the most recent year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from San Jacinto Community College earn around $38,107 in the first couple years of their career. San Jacinto Community College graduates carry a median of $11,376 in student loans.
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Texas State Technical College placed #11 among the best culinary arts schools. This large public university is located in the city of Waco. Texas State Technical College awarded about 46 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from Texas State Technical College generally make around $24,036. Texas State Technical College graduates carry a median of $10,861 in student loans.
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Grayson College came in at #12 for culinary arts this year. This moderately-sized public university is located in the rural area of Denison. Grayson College awarded about 30 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the culinary arts program make about $42,487 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $11,627.
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Tyler Junior College came in at #13 for culinary arts this year. Set in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a large public institution. About 48 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Tyler Junior College in the most recent year. Culinary Arts graduates of Tyler Junior College earn a median of $43,348 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $14,869.
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Odessa College placed #14 among the best culinary arts schools. Odessa College is a large public school located in the city of Odessa. About 59 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Odessa College in the most recent year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Odessa College earn around $47,856 in the first couple years of their career. Odessa College graduates carry a median of $9,087 in student loans.
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South Plains College earned the #15 position for culinary arts this year. This large public university is located in the town of Levelland. About 45 culinary arts degrees were awarded at South Plains College in the most recent year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from South Plains College earn around $30,949 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $13,788 to complete this degree.
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Galveston College ranked #16 on our 2027 list of the best culinary arts schools. Set in the city of Galveston, Galveston College is a mid-sized public institution. About 20 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Galveston College in the most recent year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Galveston College earn around $51,165 in the first couple years of their career. Galveston College graduates carry a median of $15,183 in student loans.
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St Philips College placed #17 among the best culinary arts schools. St Philips College is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio. There were roughly 239 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at St Philips College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from St Philips College generally make around $45,185. Students borrow a median of $15,653 to complete this degree.
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South Texas College landed the #18 spot for culinary arts this year. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a very large public university. South Texas College graduates 20% of students within six years. There were roughly 105 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent data year. Culinary Arts graduates of South Texas College earn a median of $24,084 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $6,868 to complete this degree.
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Lamar State College Port Arthur came in at #19 for culinary arts this year. Lamar State College Port Arthur is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Port Arthur. About 81 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Lamar State College Port Arthur in the most recent year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Lamar State College Port Arthur earn around $78,580 in the first couple years of their career. Lamar State College Port Arthur graduates carry a median of $33,385 in student loans.
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Del Mar College ranked #20 on our 2027 list of the best culinary arts schools. This large public university is located in the city of Corpus Christi. About 12 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Del Mar College in the most recent year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Del Mar College earn around $40,661 in the first couple years of their career. Del Mar College graduates carry a median of $7,476 in student loans.
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Houston Community College came in at #21 for culinary arts this year. This very large public university is located in the city of Houston. There were roughly 107 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from Houston Community College earn around $26,419 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $26,217 to complete this degree.
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Laredo Community College came in at #22 for culinary arts this year. Laredo Community College is a large public school located in the city of Laredo. Laredo Community College awarded about 20 culinary arts degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, culinary arts degree recipients from Laredo Community College generally make around $41,354. Laredo Community College graduates carry a median of $6,000 in student loans.
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El Paso Community College came in at #23 for culinary arts this year. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a very large public university. About 60 culinary arts degrees were awarded at El Paso Community College in the most recent year. Students who receive their culinary arts degree from El Paso Community College earn around $29,086 in the first couple years of their career. El Paso Community College graduates carry a median of $8,542 in student loans.
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Remington College Dallas Campus landed the #24 spot for culinary arts this year. Remington College Dallas Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas. About 28 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Remington College Dallas Campus in the most recent year. Culinary Arts graduates of Remington College Dallas Campus earn a median of $25,389 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $9,500.
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Remington College Houston Southeast Campus earned the #25 position for culinary arts this year. Located in the suburb of League City, Remington College Houston Southeast Campus is a small private not-for-profit university. About 13 culinary arts degrees were awarded at Remington College Houston Southeast Campus in the most recent year. Culinary Arts graduates of Remington College Houston Southeast Campus earn a median of $25,389 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $9,500 to complete this degree.
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Rest of the Top 29 Culinary Arts Schools
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 29 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
