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Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona

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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona

15 Colleges
$26,950 Avg Salary
$20,326 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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 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 15 schools in Arizona to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Colleges.

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our analysis found Arizona Culinary Institute to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at Arizona Culinary Institute accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $165, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Scottsdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best culinary arts schools in Arizona. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Estrella Mountain Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Avondale.

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#4

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Out of the 15 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Yavapai College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Prescott.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

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With a ranking of #6, Pima Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Arizona Western College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ

Central Arizona College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for culinary arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Coolidge, Pinal County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Mohave Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

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GateWay Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is a fairly small 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 15 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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