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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

18 Colleges
$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona Culinary Institute the best school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Arizona Culinary Institute take out $7,868 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $213.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Culinary Arts majors at El Centro College take out an average of $9,389 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Culinary Institute Inc is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Culinary Arts majors at Culinary Institute LeNotre take out an average of $11,463 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

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Platt College - Tulsa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Platt College - Tulsa is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Platt College - Tulsa take out $10,337 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#9

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #9, Francis Tuttle Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Grayson College

Denison, TX

Grayson College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region 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 by State

Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 376
Texas 1,430
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 18 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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