2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 19,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for culinary arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the best value school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lee College are $4,302 a year.
Lee College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $22,807 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, El Centro College is ranked #4 for overall quality for culinary arts in the Southwest Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Plains College are $4,276 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grayson College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,482 per year.
The excellent associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at San Jacinto Community College
Del Mar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $5,930 per year.
Houston Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $5,460 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debtload of $27,562.
Kilgore College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kilgore College are $5,256 per year.
Austin Community College District landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year. Culinary Arts majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $12,254 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Full Culinary Arts at Austin Community College District Report
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from OSU Institute of Technology take out $18,432 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU Institute of Technology also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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 |
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Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 107,895 |
| Funeral & Mortuary Science | 2,354 |
| Casino Operations and Services | 192 |
| Other Personal & Culinary Services | 81 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
- 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).
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