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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$19,354 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,534 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #100 most popular major in the country with 19,806 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for culinary arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Culinary Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Culinary Arts

Our 2023 rankings named The Art Institute of Dallas the best value school in the Southwest Region for culinary arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. The Art Institute of Dallas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Art Institute of Dallas are $19,354 a year. On average, culinary arts graduates from The Art Institute of Dallas take out $36,488 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Dallas Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The Art Institute of San Antonio helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Antonio, Ai San Antonio is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ai San Antonio are $19,354 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, culinary arts graduates from Ai San Antonio carry an average student debtload of $34,934. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $399.

Full Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of San Antonio Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The Art Institute of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ai Houston are $19,354 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, culinary arts majors at Ai Houston accumulate an average of around $34,934 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $399.

Full Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Houston Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 701
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 3 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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