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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

8 Colleges
$20,394 Avg Salary
$11,695 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the culinary arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arizona.

#1

Arizona Culinary Institute

Scottsdale, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona Culinary Institute the most popular school in Arizona for culinary arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, Arizona Culinary Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 66% are male.

On average, culinary arts graduates from Arizona Culinary Institute take out $9,930 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $165, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, culinary arts majors at Scottsdale Community College accumulate an average of around $9,202 in student debt.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Scottsdale Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Avondale.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at Estrella Mountain Community College, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

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

Full Culinary Arts at Cochise County Community College District Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mohave Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. 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.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Mohave Community College

Pima Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Arizona Western College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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