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Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

Culinary Arts is the #21 most popular major in Minnesota with 125 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Paul College the most popular school in Minnesota for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Saint Paul College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 60% of the students majoring in culinary arts at the school are women while 40% are male.

Culinary Arts majors at Saint Paul College take out an average of $11,696 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Minnesota. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Of the 9 students majoring in culinary arts at Hennepin Technical College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

South Central College

North Mankato, MN

Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Central College is a small public school located in the suburb of North Mankato.

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

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The in-demand associate degree programs at St Cloud Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular culinary arts schools in Minnesota. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hibbing Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Missouri 87
South Dakota 3
Iowa 200
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 130

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

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 5 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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