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2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region

36 Ranked Colleges
1,224 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Culinary Arts/Chef Training is the 168th most popular major in the country with 9,052 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,224 culinary arts/chef training graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts/chef training. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in culinary arts/chef training.

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Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region culinary arts/chef training students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Escoffier - Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full OSU Institute of Technology Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Out of the 36 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 50 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 113 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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South Texas College
McAllen, Texas

With a ranking of #9, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 26 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

Full CNM Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report

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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #11, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #13, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full El Paso Community College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report

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Tarrant County College District landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College District is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 47 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto Community College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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Tyler Junior College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 18 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Odessa College
Odessa, Texas

With a ranking of #17, Odessa College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Odessa College Culinary Arts/Chef Training Report

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 13 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #18, The Art Institute of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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Alvin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Alvin, Texas, this small public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #21, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Cochise County Community College District is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kilgore College is a public institution located in Kilgore, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Arizona Western College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 8 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees in 2020-2021.

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The Art Institute of Dallas ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s culinary arts/chef training students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #23, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts/Chef Training Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s culinary arts/chef training degrees to qualified students.

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