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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

11 Colleges
$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 701 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #81 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best school in Texas for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at El Centro College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,511.

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#2

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Culinary Institute Inc helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Culinary Institute LeNotre carry an average student debtload of $13,969.

Full Culinary Arts at Culinary Institute Inc Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Grayson College

Denison, TX

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Grayson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Houston Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debtload of $23,795.

Full Culinary Arts at Houston Community College Report

#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

St Philip’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #8 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Texas State Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Culinary Arts at El Paso Community College Report

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 Degrees Awarded
Arizona 87
Oklahoma 26
New Mexico 42

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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