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Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the most popular school in Texas for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Art Institute of San Antonio is a great place for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Ai San Antonio is a private for-profit school 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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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ai Houston is a fairly 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 large 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Art Institute of Austin is a great place for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Bastrop, Ai Austin is a private for-profit school 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 in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges 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 5 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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