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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona

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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 #13 most popular major in Arizona with 376 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arizona to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arizona.

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona Culinary Institute the most popular school in Arizona for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Arizona Culinary Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 129 students majoring in culinary arts at Arizona Culinary Institute, 59% are male and 41% are female.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Arizona Culinary Institute take out $7,868 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $213, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

About 64% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Estrella Mountain Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Arizona. Located in the midsize suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cochise County Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Arizona. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mohave Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Kingman, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Pima Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College 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 city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Arizona Western College 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. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,430
Oklahoma 332
New Mexico 109

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 8 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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