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Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Mexico

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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.

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 Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Central New Mexico Community College Report

Out of the 9 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.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

#3

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Navajo Technical University is a great place for culinary arts students. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the remote area of Crownpoint.

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Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus

The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Portales.

Full Culinary Arts at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. SIPI is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of Albuquerque.

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#7

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

Luna Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Vegas, Luna Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Luna Community College

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public college with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus Report

Santa Fe Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Culinary Arts at Santa Fe Community College Report

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 9 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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