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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

8 Colleges
$25,593 Avg Salary
$17,005 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #140 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arizona to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Scottsdale Community College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in culinary arts at Scottsdale Community College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Scottsdale Community College Report

Out of the 8 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Avondale.

About 40% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 15 students majoring in culinary arts at Pima County Community College District, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Cochise County Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Arizona. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

Women make up 43% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#6

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Mohave Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

About 67% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Mohave Community College Report

#8

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 701
Oklahoma 26
New Mexico 42

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

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 8 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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