2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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.
The Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Texas to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in Texas for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year. While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $12,971 in student debt.
El Centro College also claimed a spot on our Best Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Lee College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lee College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tarrant County College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $3,892 per year.
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Grayson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grayson College are $3,982 a year.
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Del Mar College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value culinary arts programs. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $4,820 per year.
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El Paso Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Paso Community College are $3,274 a year.
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Houston Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Houston Community College take out $26,864 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Kilgore College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Kilgore College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kilgore.
Kilgore College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 87 |
| Oklahoma | 26 |
| New Mexico | 42 |
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Culinary Arts Related Majors for Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 19 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).
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