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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 333 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #15 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Wisconsin to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Milwaukee Area Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, culinary arts majors at MATC accumulate an average of around $17,154 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Fox Valley Technical College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Chippewa Valley Technical College

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waukesha County Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

Women make up 81% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at WCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $20,902.

Full Culinary Arts at Waukesha County Technical College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Madison Area Technical College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 60% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that culinary arts majors at Madison College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,211.

Full Culinary Arts at Madison Area Technical College Report

With a ranking of #6, Northcentral Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Northcentral Technical College

Gateway Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in culinary arts at Gateway Technical College, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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Moraine Park Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in culinary arts at Moraine Park Technical College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Culinary Arts at Moraine Park Technical College Report

#9

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree culinary arts programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Full Culinary Arts at Western Technical College Report

#9

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

With a ranking of #9, Blackhawk Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Culinary Arts at Blackhawk Technical College Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 413
Indiana 181
Ohio 305
Illinois 668

Culinary Arts is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Culinary Arts Concentrations

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

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 14 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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