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Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

6 Colleges
$30,980 Avg Salary
$28,111 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.


 

Check out the culinary arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in culinary arts at TWU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, Ai San Antonio is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at Ai San Antonio, 88% are male and 13% are female.

Culinary Arts majors at Ai San Antonio take out an average of $32,548 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The Art Institute of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 5 students majoring in culinary arts at Ai Houston, 40% are male and 60% are female.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Ai Houston take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,548.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The Art Institute of Dallas is a great place for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Of the 5 students majoring in culinary arts at The Art Institute of Dallas, 40% are male and 60% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, culinary arts majors at The Art Institute of Dallas accumulate an average of around $30,299 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Bastrop, Ai Austin is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Ai Austin take out $32,548 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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