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2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$8,861 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,394 Avg Salary

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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Texas 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.

2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

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

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

El Centro College also made our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $3,240 per year.

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#3

Grayson College

Denison, TX

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 Texas. Located in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grayson College are $3,982 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Grayson College also did well on our Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas 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 Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 Texas list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

El Paso Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,274 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Houston Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Houston Community College are $4,344 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Houston Community College carry an average student debtload of $23,795.

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With a ranking of #7, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year.

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#8

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

Culinary Institute Inc ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Culinary Institute LeNotre are $15,901 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts graduates from Culinary Institute LeNotre carry an average student debtload of $13,969.

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#8

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #8, St Philip’s College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $6,950 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TSTC is ranked #1 for overall quality for culinary arts in Texas.

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Best 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

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.

  • 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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