by our College Data Analytics Team
Culinary Arts is taught at colleges nationwide, but only at some does it account for a large share of the degrees the school grants. The schools below are the most focused on culinary arts in Texas, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 29 schools in Texas that offer culinary arts awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where culinary arts makes up the largest share of degrees in Texas.
Leading the list of the most focused culinary arts schools is Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Austin. Set in the city of Austin, Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Austin is a private for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 212 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Auguste Escoffier School Of Culinary Arts Austin
Culinary Institute Inc is one of the most focused culinary arts schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Houston, Culinary Institute Inc is a private for-profit university. At this school, roughly 100% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 162 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Culinary Institute Inc
The Culinary School Of Fort Worth came in at #3 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Fort Worth, The Culinary School Of Fort Worth is a private for-profit university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 100% of the degrees granted here, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at The Culinary School Of Fort Worth
Texarkana College came in at #4 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Set in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 11% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 113 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Texarkana College
St Philips College is one of the most focused culinary arts schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of San Antonio, St Philips College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 187 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for St Philips College
Odessa College comes in at #6 for culinary arts focus this year. Odessa College is a public school located in the city of Odessa. About 3% of the degrees Odessa College awards are in culinary arts, or about 64 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Odessa College
South Plains College ranked #7 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 57 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at South Plains College
Lee College ranked #8 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 94 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Lee College
Grayson College comes in at #9 for culinary arts focus this year. Set in the rural area of Denison, Grayson College is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Grayson College awards are in culinary arts, or about 50 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Grayson College
Kilgore College ranked #10 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Located in the town of Kilgore, Kilgore College is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Kilgore College
Lamar Institute Of Technology ranked #11 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Lamar Institute Of Technology is a public school located in the city of Beaumont. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Lamar Institute Of Technology
Galveston College placed #12 for culinary arts by degree focus. Galveston College is a public school located in the city of Galveston. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Galveston College
Northeast Texas Community College placed #13 for culinary arts by degree focus. Northeast Texas Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant. Culinary Arts accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Northeast Texas Community College
Alvin Community College landed the #14 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Alvin Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Alvin. About 2% of the degrees Alvin Community College awards are in culinary arts, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Alvin Community College
Houston Community College placed #15 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 111 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Houston Community College
El Centro College placed #16 for culinary arts by degree focus. Set in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees El Centro College awards are in culinary arts, or about 161 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for El Centro College
Lamar State College Port Arthur placed #17 for culinary arts by degree focus. Located in the city of Port Arthur, Lamar State College Port Arthur is a public university. Culinary Arts accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Lamar State College Port Arthur
South Texas College ranked #18 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. Set in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees South Texas College awards are in culinary arts, or about 67 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for South Texas College
Texas State Technical College comes in at #19 for culinary arts focus this year. Texas State Technical College is a public school located in the city of Waco. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Texas State Technical College
Vernon College landed the #20 spot among the most focused culinary arts schools. Vernon College is a public school located in the town of Vernon. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for Vernon College
Laredo Community College comes in at #21 for culinary arts focus this year. Laredo Community College is a public school located in the city of Laredo. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Laredo Community College
El Paso Community College ranked #22 on our list of the most focused culinary arts schools. El Paso Community College is a public school located in the city of El Paso. Culinary Arts accounts for around 0.8% of the degrees granted here, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full culinary arts report for El Paso Community College
Collin County Community College District comes in at #23 for culinary arts focus this year. Set in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at Collin County Community College District
San Jacinto Community College placed #24 for culinary arts by degree focus. San Jacinto Community College is a public school located in the city of Pasadena. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 52 graduates in the most recent year. See more about culinary arts at San Jacinto Community College
Del Mar College placed #25 for culinary arts by degree focus. Del Mar College is a public school located in the city of Corpus Christi. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in culinary arts, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full culinary arts details for Del Mar College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused culinary arts list:
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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