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2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in New Mexico

1 College in New Mexico
137 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,750 Avg Early-Career Salary
Culinary Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #97 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in New Mexico to review for the 2025 Best Culinary Arts Schools in New Mexico ranking.

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Associate Degrees in Culinary Arts

The culinary arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Culinary Arts Schools in New Mexico. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Culinary Arts in New Mexico

The schools below may not offer all types of culinary arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Mexico Schools in Culinary Arts

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Culinary Arts Degrees Awarded
29.3% Growth in Graduates

Central New Mexico Community College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in culinary arts. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.

Students who receive their degree from the culinary arts program make an average of $23,139 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in culinary arts from Central New Mexico Community College

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 701
Arizona 287 87
Oklahoma 257 26

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Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 43
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 40
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 32
Bartending/Bartender 10
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 5
Institutional Food Workers 4
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 2
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 1

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Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 1,219

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