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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Culinary Arts 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 Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for culinary arts majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for culinary arts students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Lake County. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.
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Grand Rapids Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Cuyahoga Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Schoolcraft College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the small city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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National Louis University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Gateway Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular culinary arts programs. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Madison Area Technical College | Madison, WI |
| 13 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL |
| 14 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati, OH |
| 15 | Baker College | Owosso, MI |
Best Culinary Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best culinary arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 413 |
| Indiana | 181 |
| Wisconsin | 333 |
| Ohio | 305 |
| Illinois | 668 |
Majors Related to Culinary Arts
One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Culinary Arts Focus Areas
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 26 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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