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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico

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$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #14 most popular major in New Mexico with 109 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from CNM carry an average student debt load of $8,923.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the # 2 spot on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

About 64% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

The in-demand associate degree programs at Navajo Technical University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in New Mexico. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Crownpoint.

About 33% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list. SIPI is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Albuquerque.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at SIPI, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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Santa Fe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 376
Texas 1,430
Oklahoma 332

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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