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.
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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school 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.
Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grayson College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public school 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, Grayson College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Houston Community College is a great value for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Paso Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Paso Community College are $5,314 a year.
Culinary Institute Inc landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. 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.
Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year.
Tarrant County College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.
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Pima Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate culinary arts programs. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large 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.
With a ranking of #10, Texas State Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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 |
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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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