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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$25,389 Avg Salary
$15,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 22,075 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 59 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school 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 associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 77% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Kennedy-King College take out an average of $8,350 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at NLU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,165.

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#3

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Out of the 59 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Baker College take out an average of $13,531 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $205, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 69% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Cincinnati State take out an average of $10,789 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Out of the 59 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Schoolcraft College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in culinary arts at Schoolcraft College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Culinary Arts majors at Schoolcraft College take out an average of $14,643 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 59% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at Joliet Junior College take out an average of $13,611 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Macomb Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for culinary arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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#8

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 64% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,085.

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With a ranking of #9, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

About 78% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 22% are male.

Culinary Arts majors at MATC take out an average of $17,154 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Cuyahoga Community College District came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best culinary arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
Wisconsin 333
Ohio 305
Illinois 668

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Culinary Arts Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 10,546
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 5,029
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 3,303
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 1,394
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 786
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 335
Institutional Food Workers 204
Culinary Science/Culinology 203
Bartending/Bartender 157
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 82
Meat Cutting/Meat Cutter 28
Wine Steward/Sommelier 8

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,186
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

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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