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Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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$20,089 Avg Salary
$10,217 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our analysis found Arizona Culinary Institute to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 59% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Arizona Culinary Institute carry an average student debt load of $7,868. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $213.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Culinary School of Fort Worth. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. The Culinary School of Fort Worth is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Women make up 53% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from The Culinary School of Fort Worth carry an average student debt load of $8,205.

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#3

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Culinary Institute Inc helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 40 students majoring in culinary arts at Culinary Institute LeNotre, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Culinary Arts majors at Culinary Institute LeNotre take out an average of $11,463 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Technology Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

Of the 54 students majoring in culinary arts at Tulsa Tech, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a small public school located in the rural area of Muskogee.

About 48% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Northeast Technology Center-System Office did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pryor, Northeast Technology Center-System Office is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 37% are male.

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El Paso Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in culinary arts at El Paso Community College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#9

Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #9, Francis Tuttle Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Francis Tuttle Technology Center is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 65% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#10

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Texarkana College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the small city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in culinary arts at Texarkana College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Texarkana College carry an average student debt load of $8,163.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

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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 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.

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