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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree School for You

With 87 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, culinary arts is the #26 most popular major in Missouri.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular school in Missouri for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bridgeton.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, culinary arts graduates from Saint Louis Community College carry an average student debt load of $9,079.

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Saint Louis Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ozarks Technical Community College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 63% of the culinary arts majors at the school.

Culinary Arts majors at OTC take out an average of $12,671 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Culinary Arts at Ozarks Technical Community College Report

#3

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jefferson College is a great place for culinary arts students working on their associate degree. JeffCo is a small public school located in the rural area of Hillsboro.

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

Read full report on Culinary Arts at Jefferson College

#4

East Central College

Union, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri list. East Central College is a small public school located in the rural area of Union.

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

Full Culinary Arts at East Central College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - West Plains. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Associate Degree Trade Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the remote town of West Plains.

Full Culinary Arts at Missouri State University - West Plains Report

Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Minnesota 125
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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