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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Montana

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Montana

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 21 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #17 most popular major in Montana.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Montana 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the most popular school in Montana for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Of the 11 students majoring in culinary arts at MSU Bozeman, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flathead Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Montana list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kalispell.

About 25% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 75% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in culinary arts at UM, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,756
Utah 157
Idaho 26
Wyoming 17

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 3 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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