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2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You
Culinary Arts is the #11 most popular major in Illinois with 668 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. 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 Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Illinois to see which 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.
2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools in Illinois
Check out the culinary arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Top 10 Most Popular Culinary Arts Schools
Our analysis found City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College to be the most popular school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.
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Out of the 22 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 22 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Elgin Community College
Out of the 22 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Joliet Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
Moraine Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Illinois list. MVCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.
Full Culinary Arts at Moraine Valley Community College Report
Richland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Decatur, Richland Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Read full report on Culinary Arts at Richland Community College
Lake Land College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mattoon.
College of DuPage ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Culinary Arts Trade Schools in Illinois list. COD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn.
With a ranking of #10, Rend Lake College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for culinary arts students. Located in the rural area of Ina, Rend Lake College is a public school with a small student population.
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 |
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Michigan | 413 |
Indiana | 181 |
Wisconsin | 333 |
Ohio | 305 |
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
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 22 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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