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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Texas

31 Colleges
$25,460 Avg Salary
$23,347 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Austin to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, Escoffier - Austin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Culinary Arts majors at Escoffier - Austin take out an average of $14,346 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $133.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

Culinary Arts majors at El Centro College take out an average of $12,971 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

St Philip's College

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Philip’s College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Culinary Institute Inc

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Culinary Institute Inc. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Texas list. Culinary Institute LeNotre is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Culinary Arts majors at Culinary Institute LeNotre take out an average of $20,652 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $173, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #6, Collin County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

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With a ranking of #7, The Culinary School of Fort Worth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. The Culinary School of Fort Worth is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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San Jacinto Community 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 large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Houston Community College take out $26,864 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #10, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large 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
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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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