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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to culinary arts students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #84 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Mexico 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.

Check out the culinary arts associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at CNM take out an average of $10,326 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the # 2 spot on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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

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#3

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

The in-demand associate degree programs at Navajo Technical University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in New Mexico. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Crownpoint.

About 83% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. SIPI is a small public school located in the large suburb of Albuquerque.

Women make up 50% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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Santa Fe Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 701
Arizona 87
Oklahoma 26

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 6 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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