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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best school in Texas for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly 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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#2

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute Inc. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. 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 #3 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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#4

Grayson College

Denison, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grayson College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Houston Community College accumulate an average of around $22,358 in student debt.

Full Culinary Arts at Houston Community College Report

#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Tarrant County College District did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Tarrant County College accumulate an average of around $15,691 in student debt.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from TSTC carry an average student debtload of $10,733.

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El Paso Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly 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
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 11 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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