2023 Most Popular Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
2,247
Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Culinary Arts is the 97th most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, culinary arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,855 and had an average of $17,765 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,247 culinary arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,361 and $20,631 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in culinary arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in culinary arts.
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Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region culinary arts students.
Top 25 Most Popular Colleges for Culinary Arts in the Southwest Region
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 Major in the Southwest Region list. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 249 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Escoffier - Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culinary Institute Inc. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Culinary Institute LeNotre
Out of the 45 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Houston Community College Culinary Arts Report
Out of the 45 schools in the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Philip’s College landed the #4 spot on the list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Culinary Arts at St Philip’s College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Scottsdale Community College
El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 117 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at El Centro College
Texas State Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s culinary arts degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Texas State Technical College
South Texas College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 42 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Texas College Culinary Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, The Art Institute of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 27 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Houston
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 24 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at OSU Institute of Technology
El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 47 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Paso Community College Culinary Arts Report
Collin County Community College District ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 71 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Collin County Community College District Culinary Arts Report
The Art Institute of San Antonio ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai San Antonio is a private for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Ai San Antonio
With a ranking of #13, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto College Culinary Arts Report
Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 113 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lee College Culinary Arts Report
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. CNM is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 70 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at CNM
The Art Institute of Dallas ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 16 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Dallas Culinary Arts Report
Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 50 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College
Pima Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 19 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Pima County Community College District
With a ranking of #20, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified ’s culinary arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Tarrant County College District
Grayson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 33 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Grayson College Culinary Arts Report
Austin Community College District landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 17 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Culinary Arts at Austin Community College District
Tyler Junior College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 18 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Odessa College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 24 ’s culinary arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Odessa College Culinary Arts Report
Texas Woman’s University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Culinary Arts Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s culinary arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas Woman’s University Culinary Arts Report
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