2026 Best Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager Schools in the Southwest Region
Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their restaurant, culinary catering management/manager programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for restaurant, culinary catering management/manager students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall restaurant, culinary catering management/manager education in the Southwest Region.
Top Schools in Restaurant, Culinary Catering Management/Manager
St Philips College tops our 2026 ranking of the best restaurant, culinary catering management/manager schools. This very large public university is located in the city of San Antonio. There were roughly 22 restaurant, culinary catering management/manager students who graduated with this degree at St Philips College in the most recent data year. Graduates of the restaurant, culinary catering management/manager program make about $45,185 in their early career. St Philips College graduates carry a median of $15,653 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 9 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).
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