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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Culinary Arts Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,491 degrees in culinary arts annually.
Your choice of culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Culinary Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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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.
It is difficult to beat El Centro College if you want to pursue a degree in culinary arts. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 112 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the culinary arts degree program at El Centro College get $6,377 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
San Jacinto Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in culinary arts. Located in the city of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 31st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 38 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at San Jacinto College in the most recent data year.
Lee College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in culinary arts. Lee College is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Baytown. This college ranks 27th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 68 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Lee College in the most recent year we have data available.
Houston Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in culinary arts. Houston Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Houston. This college ranks 17th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 80 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the culinary arts program state that they receive average early career income of $26,419.
TSTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TSTC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 38 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at TSTC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, culinary arts degree recipients usually earn about $26,445 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 45 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent data year.
Escoffier - Austin is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.
There were about 254 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Escoffier - Austin in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, culinary arts degree recipients usually earn around $25,976 in the first five years of their career.
Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
There were approximately 108 culinary arts students who graduated with this degree at Culinary Institute LeNotre in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the culinary arts program make an average of $26,339 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of culinary arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Culinary Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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