2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lee College the best value school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,302 in tuition and fees each year.
Lee College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for culinary arts students. 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, El Centro College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,276 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grayson College is a great value for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $5,482 per year.
Del Mar College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value culinary arts programs. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.
Houston Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
Kilgore College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kilgore.
Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,256 in tuition and fees each year.
Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.
Tarrant County College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Tarrant County College District
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts schools 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 29 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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