2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in the Southwest Region 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.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. Culinary Arts majors at El Centro College take out an average of $18,511 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
El Centro College also made our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College 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 large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Grayson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . 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 out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,482 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Grayson College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Houston Community College take out $23,795 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at El Paso Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value culinary arts schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $5,314 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Culinary Institute Inc did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Culinary Institute LeNotre are $15,901 per year. On average, culinary arts graduates from Culinary Institute LeNotre take out $13,969 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Austin Community College District 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 Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tarrant County College are $8,235 a year.
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Pima Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,566 a year.
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Texas State Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year.
TSTC also took the #3 spot in our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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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 |
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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 18 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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