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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona

2 Colleges
$26,950 Avg Salary
$20,326 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

With 376 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #13 most popular major in Arizona.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

Top Arizona Trade Schools in Culinary Arts

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our analysis found Arizona Culinary Institute to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Arizona Culinary Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Arizona Culinary Institute

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Pima Community College Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,430
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 109

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 9,052
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 4,322
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,156
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,380
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 801
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 411
Culinary Science/Culinology 196
Bartending/Bartender 183
Institutional Food Workers 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 84
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 35
Wine Steward/Sommelier 7

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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