2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Culinary Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Boulder, Escoffier - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Escoffier - Boulder take out is $12,906. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $146.
Out of the 27 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
The excellent programs at Emily Griffith Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, Emily Griffith is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountainland Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Red Rocks Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.
Colorado Mountain College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Glenwood Springs.
Utah Valley University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $9,249 in student debt.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
College of Southern Idaho landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.
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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 477 |
Utah | 36 |
Idaho | 19 |
Montana | 17 |
Wyoming | 7 |
Majors Related to 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 |
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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 27 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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