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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona Culinary Institute the best school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Metro Technology Centers helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Oklahoma City, Metro Technology Centers is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.
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Culinary Institute Inc landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
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Lee College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #8, The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
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With a ranking of #9, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.
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Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 376 |
| Texas | 1,430 |
| Oklahoma | 332 |
| New Mexico | 109 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | 10,546 |
| Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef | 5,029 |
| General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts | 3,303 |
| Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager | 1,394 |
| Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant | 786 |
| Other Culinary Arts & Related Services | 335 |
| Institutional Food Workers | 204 |
| Culinary Science/Culinology | 203 |
| Bartending/Bartender | 157 |
| Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager | 82 |
| Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter | 28 |
| Wine Steward/Sommelier | 8 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 124,611 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,186 |
| Casino Operations and Services | 385 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 95 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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