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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Texas to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Texas
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent programs at St Philip’s College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute Inc. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Collin County Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.
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The Culinary School of Fort Worth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. The Culinary School of Fort Worth is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
Houston Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
El Paso Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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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 |
Majors Related to 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 | 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 25 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.