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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

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$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 analysis found El Centro College to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Texas. Located in the 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.

Full Culinary Arts at El Centro College Report

#2

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Culinary Institute Inc helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Austin Community College District Report

#4

Grayson College

Denison, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Grayson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Houston 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 #6 on the list. 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.

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#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Tarrant County College District 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 #8 on the list. Tarrant County College is a fairly 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.

Full Culinary Arts at Tarrant County College District Report

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 fairly large student population.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Texas State Technical College Report

El Paso Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Culinary Arts at El Paso 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
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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