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Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Culinary Arts is the #13 most popular major in Arizona with 376 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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 Undergraduate Certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Arizona Trade Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Culinary Arts

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona Culinary Institute the best school in Arizona for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arizona Culinary Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Scottsdale.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Arizona Culinary Institute accumulate an average of around $7,868 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $213, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 2 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

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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 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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 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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