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2023 Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas

19 Colleges
$25,460 Avg Salary
$19,244 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,430 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in Texas

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

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best school in Texas for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Culinary Institute Inc landed the # 3 spot on the list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#4

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Art Institute of Dallas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. 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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#7

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #8, St Philip’s College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best culinary arts programs. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Grayson College

Denison, TX

Grayson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 376
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 109

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

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 19 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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