by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico” ranking.
Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $24,478 and had an average of $14,830 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 137 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,957 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,914 and $11,404 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in culinary arts. That schools that top this list have a program in culinary arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico associate degree culinary arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navajo Technical University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico list. Navajo Technical University is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s culinary arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Culinary Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico list. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 28 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central New Mexico Community College Culinary Arts Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s culinary arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Santa Fe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Culinary Arts Major in New Mexico list. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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